The Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) Regulations 1988

Keeping and inspection of records relating to certificates of conformity

18.—(1) A manufacturer of a type tractor in respect of which a type approval certificate is in force shall if the Minister so requires by notice in writing keep a record of every certicate of conformity issued by him under regulation 6, being a record of the serial number of the certificate and of the manufacturer’s identification number assigned to the tractor in respect of which the certificate was issued and of the Community reference numbers of the Community Directives with whose requirements the tractor conformed.

(2) An officer of the Minister may, on giving any such manufacturer as aforesaid reasonable notice and after production, if so required, of his authority, require the manufacturer to produce for inspection the records kept by him under paragraph (1) of this regulation, and may inspect and take copies of such records.

(3) In a case where any such manufacturer as aforesaid fails to comply with a requirement under paragraph (2) above, or obstructs an officer in the exercise of his powers under that paragraph, the Minister may treat the case as if there had been, in relation to the type approval certificate mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation, a breach of a condition such as is mentioned in regulation 10(2) and (without prejudice to the application of the said regulation 10(2) in respect of any other breach of a condition so mentioned) the provisions of that regulation and of regulation 15 and 16 shall apply accordingly in relation to that certificate.