Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance)

CHAPTER IVU.K.IMPLEMENTATION

Article 14U.K.Implementing measures

1.The [F1Secretary of State may by regulations] adopt the following implementing measures:

(a)detailed rules concerning the specific procedures, tests and technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles, their trailers and components and separate technical units with regard to the provisions of Articles 5 to 12;

(b)detailed rules concerning specific safety requirements for vehicles intended for the transport of dangerous goods by road F2..., taking account of UNECE Regulation 105;

(c)a more precise definition of the physical characteristics and performance requirements a tyre must fulfil to be defined as ‘special use tyre’, ‘off-road professional tyre’, ‘reinforced tyre’, ‘extra load tyre’, ‘snow tyre’, ‘T-type temporary-use spare tyre’ or ‘traction tyre’ in accordance with points 8 to 13 of the second paragraph of Article 3;

(d)measures amending the limit values on rolling resistance and rolling noise laid down in Parts B and C of Annex II insofar as is necessary as a result of changes in test procedures and without lowering the level of protection of the environment;

(e)detailed rules on the procedure for the determination of the noise levels referred to in point 1 of Part C of Annex II;

(f)measures amending Annex IV to include the UNECE Regulations [F3which the United Kingdom has voted in favour of].

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3.The [F5Secretary of State may by regulations] adopt the following implementing measures:

(a)measures exempting certain vehicles or classes of vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2 and N3 from the obligation to install advanced vehicle systems referred to in Article 10 where, following a cost/benefit analysis and taking into account all relevant safety aspects, the application of those systems proves not to be appropriate to the vehicle or class of vehicles concerned;

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[F8Article 15U.K.Regulations

1.Any power to make regulations conferred on the Secretary of State by this Regulation is exercisable by statutory instrument.

2.Such regulations may—

(a)make incidental, supplemental, consequential or transitional provision, and

(b)make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case, different circumstances, different purposes or different areas.

3.Before making any regulations in accordance with this Article, the Secretary of State must consult with such representative organisations as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

3.A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]

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