[F1 ANNEX II U.K. GENERAL DEFINITIONS, CRITERIA FOR VEHICLE CATEGORISATION, VEHICLE TYPES AND TYPES OF BODYWORK

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 678/2011 of 14 July 2011 replacing Annex II and amending Annexes IV, IX and XI to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance).

PART B U.K. Criteria for vehicle types, variants and versions

3. Category N ₁ U.K.

3.1. Vehicle type U.K.

3.1.1. A ‘ vehicle type ’ shall consist of vehicles which have all of the following features in common: U.K.

(a)

the manufacturer’s company name.

A change in the legal form of ownership of the company does not require that a new approval has to be granted;

(b)

the design and assembly of the essential parts of the body structure in the case of a self-supporting body;

(c)

the design and the construction of the essential constituent elements forming the chassis in the case of a non self-supporting body;

(d)

in the case of multi-stage built vehicles, the manufacturer and the type of the previous stage vehicle.

3.1.2. By way of derogation from the requirements of point 3.1.1(b), when the manufacturer uses the floor portion of the body structure as well the essential constituent elements forming the front part of the body structure located directly in front of the windscreen bay, in the construction of different kinds of bodywork (for example a van and a chassis-cab, different wheelbases and different roof heights), those vehicles may be considered as belonging to the same type. Evidence thereof shall be provided by the manufacturer. U.K.

3.1.3. A type shall consist of at least one variant and one version.] U.K.