The Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 1999

Approval of engines

9.—(1) The approval authority shall on payment of the fee pursuant to regulation 14 issue a type approval certificate for an engine type or engine family in the form set out in Schedule 6, where the approval authority is satisfied, after examination and testing of the engine by the technical service body, that—

(a) the engine or engine family meets the specifications and has passed all the test procedures and requirements of Schedules 1, 3, 4 and 5, and

(b) the engine or engine family is of a type which conforms with the information given in the information folder which accompanied the application, and

(c) that adequate arrangements ensuring effective control of the conformity of production are in place with regard to the specifications as set out in paragraph 5 of Schedule 1.

(2) Where the approval authority issues a type approval certificate for an engine type or engine family, it shall, within a period of one month, confirm the date on which the certificate was issued, give notice of that approval certificate and the date it was issued to the competent approval authorities of every other member State, and include with that notice a copy of the type approval certificate issued and particulars of the engine and engine type approved.

(3) Where the approval authority decides that the engine to be approved fulfils its function or offers a specific feature only in conjunction with other parts of the non-road mobile machinery, and for this reason compliance with one or more requirements can be verified only when the engine to be approved operates in conjunction with other machinery parts, whether real or simulated, the approval authority shall restrict the scope of the type approval of the engine type or engine family accordingly.

(4) Where the approval authority restricts the scope of the type approval in accordance with paragraph (3), it shall include in the type approval certificate any restrictions on the use of the engine and shall indicate any conditions for fitting it.

(5) The type approval certificate shall contain the letters, numbers and information set out in Schedule 7.

(6) The approval authority shall keep a register of the engine types or engine families which have been granted type approval by it.