The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 2154

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

Made

8th September 1992

Laid before Parliament

9th September 1992

Coming into force

1st October 1992

The Secretary of State for Transport, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles, and of components of vehicles, and in particular any vehicle type approval scheme, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st October 1992.

2.—(1) Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations 1980(3) is hereby amended as follows.

(2) In item 14, in the entry in column 2, there shall be added—

“or

74/297/EEC as amended by 91/662/EEC

6 December 1991

O.J. L366, 31.12.91, p1”

(3) In item 20, in the entry in column 2, there shall be added—

“or

76/756/EEC as amended by 80/233/EEC, 82/244/EEC, 83/276/EEC, 84/8/EEC as corrected in O.J. L135, 22.5.1984 p27, 89/278/EEC as corrected in O.J. L114, 27.4.89, p.52 and 91/663/EEC

10 December 1991

O.J. L366, 31.12.91, p.17”

(4) After item 42, there shall be added the following items—

“43	92/22/EEC	31 March 1992	O.J. L129, 14.5.92, p.11	Safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers
44	92/22/EEC	31 March 1992	O.J. L129, 14.5.92, p.95	Tyres for motor vehicles and trailers their fitting”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Kenneth Carlisle

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Transport

8th September 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations 1980 so that—

(a) the type approval requirements relating to the behaviour of the steering wheel and column in an impact are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 74/297/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 91/662/EEC;

(b) the type approval requirements relating to the installation of lighting and light- signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 76/756/EEC as amended by Commission Directives 80/233/EEC, 82/244/EEC, 83/276/EEC, 84/8/EEC as corrected in O.J. L135, 22.5.1984, p.27, 89/278/EEC as corrected in O.J. L114, 27.4.89, p.52 and 91/663/EEC;

(c) the type approval requirements relating to safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers are the are the requirements of Council Directive 92/22/EEC;

(d) the type approval requirements relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting are the requirements of Council Directive 92/23/EEC.

2.  Copies of the Council Directives and Commission Directives referred to in the Regulations may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

TABLE

Principal Instrument	Relevant Amending Instrument
Council Directive 74/297/EEC of 4th June 1974 (O.J. No L165, 20.6.74, p.19)	Commission Directive 91/662/EEC of 6th December 1991 (OJ No L366, 31.12.91, p.1)
Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27th July 1976 (OJ No L262/1, 27.9.76, p.1)	Commission Directive 80/233/EEC of 21st November (OJ No L51, 25.2.80, p.8)
	Commission Directive 82/244/EEC of 17th March 1982 (OJ No L109, 22.4.82, p.31)
	Commission Directive 83/276/EEC of 26th May 1983 (OJ No L151, 9.6.83, p.47)
	Commission Directive 84/8/EEC of 14th December 1983 (OJ No L9, 2.1.84, p.24)
	Commission Directive 89/278/EEC of 28th March 1989 (OJ No L109, 20.4.89, p.38)
	Commission Directive 91/663/EEC of 10th December 1991 (OJ No L366, 31.12.91, p.17)
Council Directive 92/22/EEC of 31st March 1992 (OJ No L129, 14.5.92, p.11)
Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31st March 1992 (OJ No L129, 14.5.92, p.95)

(1)

S.I. 1972/1811.

(2)

1972 c. 68.

(3)

S.I. 1980/1182; relevant amendments are 1986/1501, 1988/1103, 1989/1578 and 1991/2681.