The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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[F1Meaning of “type approval end of series vehicle” for the purposes of paragraph 1E+W+S

2.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1, a vehicle is a type approval end of series vehicle, in relation to item 8, 9 or 11 in Table II in regulation 61, if it meets the requirements of sub-paragraph (3) in relation to the item.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 1 [F2, and subject to regulation 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2007], a vehicle is a type approval end of series vehicle, in relation to an item numbered 2 or higher in the Table in regulation 55A or an item numbered 10 or higher (other than item 11) in Table II in regulation 61 [F3or any provision of any Community Directive specified in item 1 or 2 in the Table in regulation 61A] [F4or paragraph (5) or (6) of regulation 61B] if—

(a)by virtue of [F5either item 2J of Schedule 1 or] Schedule 1C to the Type Approval for Goods Vehicles Regulations, F6... [F7or]

(b)by virtue of Schedule 1C to the Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations, F8...

F9(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

( [F10which] [F11, other than item 2J of Schedule 1,] in certain circumstances defer the date on which certain requirements relating to exhaust emissions, [F12air conditioning systems,] noise and silencers cease to apply) the type approval requirements that applied to the vehicle on the date specified in column 3 of the item [F13or, in relation to any provision of any Community Directive specified in item 1 or 2 in the Table in regulation 61A, on the date as is specified (as defined in regulation 61A) by the relevant Community Directive] [F14or, in relation to paragraph (5) or (6) of regulation 61B, 1st January 2017,] are the same as the type approval requirements that applied to the vehicle immediately before the date so specified in that column of that item [F15or in relation to any provision of any Community Directive specified in item 1 or 2 in the Table in regulation 61A, the date as is specified by the relevant Community Directive] [F16or, in relation to paragraph (5) or (6) of regulation 61B, immediately before 1st January 2017].

[F17(2A) For the purposes of paragraph 1, a vehicle is a type-approval end of series vehicle in relation to an item in the Table in regulation 55A , or in Table II in regulation 61, or any provision in any Community Directive specified in item 1 or 2 in the Table in regulation 61A, [F18or paragraph (5) or (6) of regulation 61B] if it has been exempted from that item or provision under—

(a)the laws of a relevant State (as defined by paragraph 5(1)(c)) other than the United Kingdom, or

(b)the laws applicable in Northern Ireland,

pursuant to Article 8(2)(b) of the Framework Directive [F19, or Article 27 of Community Directive 2007/46].]

[F20(2B) For the purposes of paragraph 1, a vehicle is a type approval end of series vehicle in relation to—

(a)an item numbered 2 or higher in the Table in regulation 55A,

(b)an item numbered 10 or higher (other than item 11) in Table II in regulation 61,

(c)any provision of any Community Directive specified in item 1 or 2 in the Table in regulation 61A, or

(d)paragraph (5) or (6) of regulation 61B,

if a direction given under regulation 12 or 13 of the EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval Regulations or regulation 31 or 32 of the Vehicle Approval Regulations is in force in relation to the vehicle.]

(3) A vehicle meets the requirements of this sub-paragraph, in relation to the item, if—

(a)it was manufactured during the relevant period;

(b)one of the following conditions is satisfied—

(i)a certificate of conformity was issued in respect of the vehicle before the date specified in column 3 of the item by virtue of a TAC issued before the date specified in column 4 of the Table in paragraph 6 in relation to the item, or

(ii)a sub-MAC was issued in respect of the vehicle before the date specified in column 3 of the item by virtue of a MAC issued before the date specified in column 4 of that Table;

(c)it was in the territory of a relevant state at some time before the date specified in column 3 of the item; and

(d)the number of relevant vehicles which were—

(i)manufactured before that vehicle was manufactured, and

(ii)still in existence on the date specified in column 3 of that item, was less than the specified number of 50 (whichever is the greater).

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)“MAC” means a Minister’s approval certificate issued under section 58(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;

(b)“sub-MAC” means a Minister’s approval certificate issued under section 58(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988; and

(c)“TAC” means a type approval certificate.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 7XA inserted (1.10.1996) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2329), regs. 1, 11, Sch.

F2Words in Sch. 7XA para. 2(2) inserted (14.3.2007) by The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/361), regs. 1(2), 3(2)

F3Words in Sch. 7XA para. 2(2) replaced (20.10.2006) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) and Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2565), regs. 1(2), 6(3)(a)