Council Directive of 17 December 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to devices to prevent the unauthorized use of motor vehicles (74/61/EEC) (repealed)

[F1 2. Definitions U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex:

2.1.

‘vehicle type’

means a category of motor vehicles which do not differ in such essential respects as:

2.1.1. the manufacturer's type designation; U.K.

2.1.2. the arrangement and design of the vehicle component or components on which the device to prevent unauthorized use acts; U.K.

2.1.3. the type of device to prevent unauthorized use; U.K.

2.2.

‘device to prevent unauthorized use’

means a system designed to prevent unauthorized normal activation of the engine or other source of main engine power of the vehicle in combination with at least one system which:

• locks the steering,

• locks the transmission, or

• locks the gearshift control;

2.3.

‘steering’

means the steering control, the steering column and its accessory cladding, the steering shaft, the steering gearbox and all other components which directly affect the effectiveness of the device to prevent unauthorized use;

2.4.

‘combination’

means one of the specifically developed and constructed variations of a locking system which, when properly activated, permits operation of the locking system;

2.5.

‘key’

means any device designed and constructed to provide a method of operating a locking system which is designed and constructed to be operated only by that device;

2.6.

‘rolling code’

means an electronic code consisting of several elements the combination of which changes at random after each operation of the transmitting unit.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Directive 95/56/EC of 8 November 1995 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 74/61/EEC relating to devices to prevent the unauthorized use of motor vehicles (Text with EEA relevance).