The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1988

Amendments to regulation 33 (mirrors)

3.  Regulation 33 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in the Table in paragraph (1), for “85/205” in column 4 of item 1, in columns 3 and 4 of item 3, in columns 3 and 4 of item 4, in column 4 of item 5 and in column 4 of item 6 there shall be substituted “86/562”; and

(b) for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following—

“(5) Instead of complying with paragraphs (1) to (4) a vehicle may comply—

(a) if it is a goods vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg first used on or after 1st April 1985 and before 1st August 1989, with Community Directive 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562;

(b) if it is a goods vehicle first used on or after 1st August 1989—

(i) in the case of a vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg but not exceeding 12,000 kg with Community Directive 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562; and

(ii) in the case of a vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 12,000 kg with Community Directive 85/205 or 86/562;

(c) if it is an agricultural motor vehicle with Community Directive 71/127, 74/346, 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562;

(d) if it is a two-wheeled motor cycle with or without a side-car with Community Directive 71/127, 79/795, 80/780, 85/205 or 86/562; and

(e) if it is any other vehicle with Community Directive 71/127, 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562.”.