Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1992

Definitions

5.—(1) In section 57 of the 1988 Act (certificates of conformity) in subsection (1) the words “(in this Part of this Act referred to as a “certificate of conformity”)” shall be omitted and after that subsection there shall be inserted—

“(1A) In this Part of this Act (except in the expression “EC certificate of conformity” and in the definition of that expression in section 85 of this Act) “certificate of conformity” means a certificate issued under subsection (1) above.”.

(2) In section 85 of that Act (interpretation of Part II)—

(a) after the definition of “the Community Recording Equipment Regulation” there shall be inserted—

• ““EC certificate of conformity” means any certificate of conformity issued by a manufacturer—

  (a)

  under regulation 4 of the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1992, or

  (b)

  under any provision of the law of a member State other than the United Kingdom giving effect to Article 6 of the light passenger vehicle type approval Directive,

  which is expressed to be a certificate for a complete or completed vehicle”,

(b) after the definition of “licensing authority” there shall be inserted—

• ““light passenger vehicle” means any motor vehicle which—

  (a)

  has at least four wheels,

  (b)

  is equipped with an internal combustion engine,

  (c)

  is constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of passengers and is not a goods vehicle,

  (d)

  has no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and

  (e)

  has a maximum design speed exceeding 25 kilometres per hour,

  but does not include a quadricycle within the meaning of Article 1(3) of the motorcycle type approval Directive or a vehicle used or intended for use for the purposes of a fire brigade (whether or not one maintained under the Fire Services Act 1947),

• “the light passenger vehicle type approval Directive” means Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6th February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers as amended by Council Directive 87/403/EEC of 25th June 1987 and Council Directive 92/53/EEC of 18th June 1992,

• “the motorcycle type approval Directive” means Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30th June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles.”.

(3) In section 86 of that Act (index to Part II)—

(a) in the entry relating to the expression “certificate of conformity” for “Section 57(1)” there shall be substituted “Section 57(1A)”, and

(b) the following shall be inserted at the appropriate places—

“EC certificate of conformity

Section 85”

“Light passenger vehicle

Section 85”

“Light passenger vehicle type approval Directive

Section 85”

“Motorcycle type approval Directive

Section 85”