The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.

First they amend regulation 30 (view to the front of a motor vehicle) by enabling a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 77/649/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 81/643/EEC, Commission Directive 88/366/EEC and Commission Directive 90/630/EEC. A vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of regulation 30 by complying with Council Directive 77/649/EEC or with that Directive as amended by Commission Directive 81/643/EEC.

Secondly, they amend regulation 46 (seat belt anchorage points) by enabling a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/115/EEC as amended by Council Directive 81/575/EEC Commission Directive 82/318/EEC and Commission Directive 90/629/EEC. A vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/115/EEC or with that directive as amended by Council Directive 82/318/EEC. The Regulations also make provisions for vehicles that comply with the provisions of ECE Regulation 14 as amended.

Thirdly, they amend regulation 47 (seat belts) so as to enable a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 77/541/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 82/319/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 90/628/EEC. A vehicle can. as before, meet the requirements of regulation 47 by complying with Council Directive 77/541/EEC.

Copies of the ECE Regulations (and amendments) and of the EEC Directives (and amendments) referred to in these Regulations and in this note can be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. The details of the ECE Regulations and the EEc Directives are set out in the Table below.

Principal Instrument	Relevant Amending Instruments
1.  Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18th December 1975 (OJ No. L24, 30.1.76, p.6).	Council Directive 81/575/EEC of 20th July 1981 (Oj No. L209, 29.7.81, p.30), Commission Directive 82/318/EEC of 2nd April 1982 (OJ No. L139, 19.5.82, p.9), and Commission Directive 90/629/EEC of 30th October 1990 (OJ No. L341, 6.12.90, p.14)
2.  Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28th June 1977 (OJ No. L220, 29.8.77, p.95).	Council Directive 81/576/EEC of 20th July 1981 (OJ No. L209, 29.7.81, p.32), Commission Directive 82/319/EEC of 2nd April 1982 (OJ No. L139, 19.5.82 p.17) and Commission Directive 90/628/EEC of 30th October 1990 (OJ No. L134, 6.12.90, p.1)
3.  Council Directive 77/649/EEC of 27th September 1977 (OJ No. L267, 19.10.77, p.1).	Commission Directive 81/643/EEC of 29th July 1981 (OJ No. L231, 15.8.81, p.41), Commission Directive 88/366/EEC of 17th May 1988 (OJ No. L181, 12.7.88, p.40) and Commission Directive 90/630/EEC of 30th October 1990 (OJ No. L341, 6.12.90, p.20)
4.  Regulation 14 dated 30th January 1970 and annexed to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval for motor vehicles equipment and parts and reciprocal recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 20th March 1958 (Cmnd 2535) as amended (Cmnd 3562) to which the United Kingdom is party by an instrument of acession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15th January 1963.	Revised on 28th April 1976, corrected on 4th August 1977, on 19th July 1978 and in September 1979, and amended and corrected on 22nd November 1984.