SCHEDULE 1Schedule 1 vehicles
Meaning of “Schedule 1 vehicle”1
A Schedule 1 vehicle is a relevant vehicle which is—
a
a left-hand drive vehicle;
b
a personally imported vehicle;
c
an amateur-built vehicle;
d
a vehicle manufactured in very low volume;
e
a vehicle manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle;
f
a disabled person’s vehicle;
g
a rebuilt vehicle;
h
a motor caravan as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive;
i
an ambulance as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive;
j
a hearse as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive; or
k
an armoured vehicle as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive.
Personally imported vehicles2
1
A vehicle is a personally imported vehicle if—
a
it has been imported by a person entering the United Kingdom;
b
that person had, at the time the vehicle was imported, been normally resident in a country other than the United Kingdom for a continuous period of at least 12 months;
c
that person intends to become normally resident in the United Kingdom;
d
the vehicle has been in the possession of that person and used by him in the country where he has been normally resident for a period of at least 6 months before its importation; and
e
the vehicle is intended for his personal or household use in the United Kingdom.
2
For the purposes of this sub-paragraph a person shall be treated as being normally resident in the country where he usually lives—
a
for a period of, or periods together amounting to, at least 185 days in a period of 12 months;
b
because of his occupational ties; and
c
because of his personal ties.
3
In the case of a person with no occupational ties, sub-paragraph (2) shall apply with the omission of head (b), provided that his personal ties show close links with that country.
4
Where a person has his occupational ties in one country and his personal ties in another country, he will be treated, for the purposes of this paragraph, as being normally resident in that latter country provided that either—
a
his stay in the former country is in order to carry out a task of a definite duration; or
b
he returns regularly to the country where he has his personal ties.
5
Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (4), a United Kingdom citizen whose personal ties are in the United Kingdom but his occupational ties are in a country other than the United Kingdom shall be treated for the purpose of this paragraph as normally resident in the country of his occupational ties, provided that he has lived there for a period of, or periods together amounting to, at least 185 days in a period of 12 months.
Amateur-built vehicles3
1
A vehicle is an amateur-built vehicle if—
a
the vehicle was constructed or assembled for the personal use of a relevant individual; and
b
the construction or assembly or a substantial part of the construction or assembly was carried out by—
i
the individual referred to in head (a),
ii
one or more relevant individuals acting on his behalf and under his direction, or
iii
the individual referred to in head (a) and one or more relevant individuals acting on his behalf and under his direction.
2
For the purposes of this paragraph, a reference to a relevant individual, in relation to a motor vehicle, is a reference to an individual who did not, at any time during the period when the construction or assembly of the vehicle was being carried out, carry on a business in the course of which motor vehicles are normally constructed or assembled.
Vehicles manufactured in very low volume4
1
A vehicle is a vehicle manufactured in very low volume if the condition specified in either sub-paragraph (2) or sub-paragraph (3) is complied with.
2
The condition specified in this sub-paragraph is that the total number of vehicles of the family of types to which the vehicle in question belongs which are manufactured in the world for any period of 12 months falling within the period of 36 months immediately preceding the month in which the vehicle was manufactured does not exceed 200.
3
The condition specified in this sub-paragraph is that the number of vehicles of the type variant to which the vehicle in question belongs which are manufactured in the world for any period of 12 months falling within the period of 36 months immediately preceding the month in which the vehicle was manufactured does not exceed 20.
4
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a type variant consists exclusively of vehicles which do not differ in at least the following essential respects—
a
the manufacturer;
b
essential aspects of construction and design, that is to say in—
i
obvious and fundamental differences in the chassis, floor pan or other parts of the vehicle’s structure, or
ii
the power plant (whether internal combustion, electric or hybrid);
c
body style (by way of example, saloon, hatchback, coupe, cabriolet or estate);
d
the following further characteristics of the power plant—
i
its working principle (whether positive ignition or compression ignition, and whether four stroke or two stroke),
ii
the number and arrangement of its cylinders,
iii
differences in maximum power of more than 30% (the highest is more than 1.3 times the lowest), or
iv
engine capacity differences of more than 20% (the highest is more than 1.2 times the lowest);
e
number, position or interconnection of the powered axles; or
f
number or position of the steered axles.
Vehicles manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle5
A vehicle is a vehicle manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle if—
a
it is constructed or assembled by a person carrying on a business in the course of which motor vehicles are normally constructed or assembled;
b
it is equipped with an engine which has previously been used as the engine of another vehicle which had been registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 or any earlier Act relating to the registration of mechanically propelled vehicles; and
c
it is equipped with one or more of the following components taken from the same vehicle as the engine—
i
chassis,
ii
body,
iii
suspension,
iv
an axle,
v
transmission, or
vi
steering assembly.
Disabled person’s vehicle6
1
A vehicle is a disabled person’s vehicle if it is adapted or specially constructed so as to enable a person who has a disability to travel in the vehicle, whether as the driver or a passenger, in safety and reasonable comfort.
2
In sub-paragraph (1), “disability” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Disability Discrimination Act 199515.
Rebuilt vehicles7
A vehicle is a rebuilt vehicle if it—
a
is a vehicle to which the Department is required by regulation 6 to assign a vehicle identification number;
b
does not fall within either of the classes defined by paragraph 3 or 5; and
c
has been rebuilt using a replacement chassis, or an integral chassis body, which is of the same design and construction as that of the original vehicle and which—
i
was supplied for the purpose without having been previously used, or
ii
previously formed part of a registered vehicle.
SCHEDULE 2Approval requirements for relevant vehicles
(References to paragraphs (unless otherwise provided) mean references to the numbered paragraph in column 3 of the item in which the reference appears, and the expressions in bold type are defined in column 4)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Item | Subject matter | Requirement | Definitions and supplementary provisions | Exemptions and modifications |
1 | Doors, their latches and hinges |
| For the purposes of this item, “longitudinal plane” means a vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle. | Paragraph 3 shall not apply to doors that do not give direct access to a seat designed for normal use while a vehicle is travelling on a road. This includes any door, for which the longitudinal plane passing through the extreme inboard projecting point of such a door is more than 300 mm distant from the longitudinal plane passing through the nearest edge of such a seat. The latching requirements in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall not apply to any power-operated door fitted to a disabled person’s vehicle if the force applied by the power actuator is sufficient to keep the door completely closed even when any load is applied as described in paragraph 3. |
2 | Radio- interference suppression | The vehicle shall comply with the design, construction and fitting requirements of paragraph 6.1 of Annex I to Directive 72/245/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/491/EEC, or of paragraph 6.1 of ECE Regulation 10.01. | This item shall only apply to vehicles propelled by a spark ignition engine. | |
3 | Protective Steering |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to—
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a vehicle if—
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to any switch fitted to the steering control of a vehicle if—
|
4 | Exhaust emissions |
| For the purposes of this item—
| Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall not apply to—
Paragraphs 2(a) and (b) and 3 shall not apply to vehicles propelled by a 2-stroke engine. Paragraphs 2(c) and 2(d) shall not apply to vehicles having an effective date before 1st January 1999 which are either—
Paragraphs 3 and 4(b) shall not apply to vehicles fuelled solely by natural gas or to bi-fuelled vehicles when controlled to operate on either liquid petroleum gas or natural gas. Paragraph 4(c) shall not apply to vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas or natural gas. |
5 | Smoke emissions | If the vehicle has an effective date on or after 1st August 1979, when the engine by which it is propelled is subject to the free-acceleration test, the coefficient of absorption of the exhaust emissions from the engine immediately after leaving the exhaust shall not exceed—
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall only apply to vehicles propelled by a compression ignition engine. |
6 | Lamps, reflectors and devices | The construction and equipment of the vehicle shall be such that its use on a road between sunset and sunrise would not constitute a contravention or a failure to comply with—
| For the purposes of this item, the Lighting Regulations shall have effect as if for every reference to the date on which a vehicle is first used there were substituted a reference to the date of manufacture of the vehicle. For the purposes of this item—
| This item, in so far as it requires any lamp (not being a filament lamp), reflector or device to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks) shall not apply to a vehicle if—
This item, in so far as it requires compliance with regulation 16 of the Lighting Regulations (filament lamps), shall not apply to a lamp, if by virtue of the preceding paragraphs, it could comply with this item without bearing any standard mark. This item, in so far as it requires the headlamps (including a filament lamp fitted to a headlamp) fitted to a vehicle to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks), shall not apply to headlamps that emit sufficient light to illuminate the road in front of the vehicle on both main and dipped beam. In the case of a rear direction indicator which is one of a number of lamps having a common housing and fitted to a left-hand drive vehicle, paragraph 2(b)(i) of Part I of Schedule 7 to the Lighting Regulations shall apply as if for “400 mm” there were substituted “480 mm”. In the case of an ambulance, motor caravan, hearse or armoured vehicle, exemptions shall be permitted in so far as the special purpose of the vehicle makes it impossible fully to comply, provided that all obligatory lamps, reflectors and devices are installed and the angles of visibility are not affected. |
7 | Rear-view mirrors |
| For the purposes of this item—
“The adjustment requirements” In order to meet the adjustment requirements—
Provided that a mirror shall be regarded as meeting the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) whether or not—
“The dimension requirements” In order for an exterior mirror to meet the dimension requirements, the dimensions of the reflecting surface must be such that an orthogonal projection onto a vertical surface accommodates a vertical line with a length of 70 mm and a rectangle with vertical sides of 40 mm and horizontal sides of 70 mm. In order for an interior mirror to meet the dimension requirements, the dimensions of the reflecting surface must be such that an orthogonal projection onto a vertical surface accommodates a rectangle with vertical sides of 40 mm and horizontal sides of 80 mm. “The rear view requirements” (see the Appendix to this Schedule) In order for a mirror to meet the rear view requirements, it must be such that when the vehicle is positioned such that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the longitudinal planes a, b and c, with the driver seated in his normal upright driving position such that his eyes lie in the transverse eye plane and with the mirror correctly adjusted, he shall be able to see in that mirror—
“The vibration requirements” In order to comply with the vibration requirements, a mirror shall be fixed to the vehicle in such a way that under normal driving conditions, it neither moves so as to change the field of vision, nor vibrates to an extent which would cause the driver to misinterpret the nature of the image received. | This item shall not apply to vehicles having not more than three wheels, if they comply with the requirements for motor-tricycles in Annex III to Directive 97/24/EC. The requirements of paragraph 2 shall not apply to motor caravans, ambulances, hearses or armoured vehicles (in each case) having a maximum gross weight exceeding 2500 kg if the vehicle has been derived from a vehicle of category M2, M3, N2 or N3. Paragraph 4(b)(iii) shall not apply—
|
8 | Anti-theft devices |
| This item shall not apply to disabled persons' vehicles. | |
9 | Seat belts |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to an adult belt fitted to a vehicle if the belt provides a level of safety equivalent to that provided by an adult belt which complies with the requirements of this item as they would otherwise apply to the belt but disregarding paragraph 2(b) and 3(b). |
10 | Seat belt anchorages |
| For the purposes of this item—
| Paragraph 3 shall not apply to anchorages which are so located that, when used with an adult belt of a type for which they are intended to be used, if they provide a level of safety equivalent to that provided by anchorages that meet the requirements of that paragraph when used with an adult belt of a type for which they are intended. For motor caravans, ambulances and hearses, paragraph 1 shall apply only to seating positions where there is a seat intended for use while the vehicle is travelling on a road. An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of paragraph 1 if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. |
11 | Installation of seat belts |
| For the purposes of this item—
| The requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply in relation to a seat fitted to a disabled person’s vehicle if the vehicle is fitted with a disabled person's belt for that seat. Paragraph 2 shall have effect in relation to motor caravans, ambulances and hearses as if for “1st April 1987” there were substituted “1st October 1990”. Paragraph 3 shall have effect in relation to motor caravans, ambulances and hearses as if—
An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply on account of its special purpose. |
12 | Brakes |
| For the purpose of this item—
| The requirements in paragraph 1 for the driver to be able to operate the service braking system while keeping both hands on the steering control, and the secondary braking system while keeping at least one hand on the steering control, shall not apply to a disabled person’s vehicle, provided that the vehicle is adapted to allow the driver to control the steering at all times while operating either braking system. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply to vehicles having not more than three wheels, if they comply with the requirements for motor-tricycles in the following provisions of Directive 93/14/EEC—
In relation to vehicles having not more than three wheels, paragraph 5 shall have effect as if—
Paragraph 7 shall not apply to a Schedule 1 vehicle other than—
|
13 | Noise and Silencers |
| For the purposes of this item, “S” means the rotational speed at which maximum power is produced. | Paragraph 1 shall only apply to vehicles propelled by an internal combustion engine. |
14 | Glass in windscreens and other windows outside | The windows of the vehicle shall be fitted with glazing which complies with the requirements of regulations 36 and 37 of the Construction and Use Regulations to the extent (if any) that they apply to the vehicle. However, side screens may be constructed of safety glazing. | For the purposes of this item, the Construction and Use Regulations shall have effect as if every reference to the date on which a vehicle is first used were a reference to its effective date. For the purposes of this item—
| The requirements of regulation 37(2) and (7) of the Construction and Use Regulations shall not apply to the glazing fitted to any window, if that glazing provides a level of safety equivalent to glazing which complies with the requirements set out in column 3 of this item. In relation to a vehicle fitted with a near-side exterior mirror (in addition to the obligatory off-side exterior mirror) which meets the requirements of item 7 (rear-view mirrors), the requirements of regulation 37(10) of those Regulations shall not apply to the glazing fitted to any window every part of which is behind the driver. In relation to any glass fitted in the window of an armoured vehicle, the requirements of regulation 37(10) of those Regulations shall apply as if the values in column 4 of Table II of that regulation (minimum light transmission) were all 60%. |
15 | Seats and their anchorages |
| This item does not apply to seats not intended for normal use while the vehicle is travelling on a road (including seats exempt from Directive 74/408/EEC as last amended by Directive 81/577/EEC). This item does not apply to any seat designed for a person with a disability and fitted in a disabled person’s vehicle. | |
16 | Tyres |
| For the purposes of this item—
| Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a tyre fitted to a vehicle, if the tyre provides a level of safety equivalent to a tyre that meets the requirements of that paragraph. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to a tyre fitted to a vehicle, if the tyre provides a level of safety equivalent to that provided by a tyre that complies with the requirements of that paragraph so far as it relates to BS AU 144e-1988. Paragraph 3(c) and (d) shall not apply to a tyre fitted to a vehicle for which information on the load capacity and speed capability have been separately provided. |
17 | Interior fittings |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to any area inside a motor caravan, ambulance or a hearse which is not inside the head impact zone for any designated seating position. An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of this item if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to any switches, controls or associated equipment designed for the use of a person with a disability and fitted in a disabled person’s vehicle. Paragraph 4 shall not apply to any seat designed for a person with a disability and fitted in a disabled person’s vehicle. Paragraph 5 shall not apply to—
Paragraph 7 shall not apply to parts covered with a non-rigid material and the hood-frames of convertible vehicles. For opening roofs, the requirements shall apply to parts, including devices for opening, closing and adjusting the roof, with the roof in the closed position. Paragraph 1 (in so far as it relates to the surface of an instrument panel) and paragraph 2 shall not apply to a vehicle if—
|
18 | External projections |
| For the purposes of this item—
| Those parts of a motor caravan, ambulance or hearse other than the driver’s cabin shall be exempted from any requirement of this item if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of this item if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to—
|
19 | Speedometers |
| In this item “maximum speed” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Construction and Use Regulations. | This item shall not apply to vehicles having a maximum speed of less than 25 mph. |
20 | Wiper and washer system |
| This item shall not apply to vehicles not equipped with a windscreen through which the driver must look to obtain an adequate view of the road ahead, both directly in front of the vehicle and in front of both sides of the vehicle, from all normal seating positions. | |
21 | Defrosting and demisting system |
| This item shall not apply to vehicles not equipped with a windscreen through which the driver must look to obtain an adequate view of the road ahead, both directly in front of the vehicle and in front of both sides of the vehicle, from all normal seating positions. | |
22 | Fuel input | The vehicle shall be fitted with a fuel tank so constructed that it cannot readily be filled from a petrol pump delivery nozzle which has an external diameter of not less than 23.6 mm without the aid of a device (such as a funnel) not fitted to the vehicle. | This item shall not apply to vehicles to which paragraph 2(c) or (d) in column 3 of item 4 (exhaust emissions) do not apply. | |
23 | Design weights |
| For the purposes of this item—
| |
24 | General vehicle construction |
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SCHEDULE 3Approval requirements for relevant vehicles except Schedule 1 vehicles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Item | Subject matter | Design, construction and equipment requirements | Definitions and supplementary provisions | Exemptions and modifications | ||
(a) | (b) | (c) | ||||
Date of manufacture of the vehicle | Community Instrument | ECE Regulation | ||||
3 | Protective steering | 1st July 1991 | Directive 74/297/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6 | 12.01, paragraphs 5 and 6 |
| |
1st October 1996 | Directive 74/297/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/662/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6 | 12.03, paragraphs 5 and 6 | ||||
4 | Exhaust emissions | 1st January 1993 | Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by Directive 91/441/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 5, 7 and 8 (applies only to passenger cars) | 83.01, paragraphs 5, 8 and 13 |
| |
1st October 1994 | Directive 93/59/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 5, 7 and 8 (applies only to vehicles other than (passenger cars) | 83.01, paragraphs 5, 8 and 13 | ||||
1st January 1997 | Directive 94/12/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5 (applies only to passenger cars) | 83.02 paragraph 5 | ||||
1st October 1998 (applies from this date to vehicles of category M1 other than passenger cars) | Directive 96/69/EC, | 83.03 paragraph 5 Annex I, paragraph 5 | ||||
1st October 1999 | Directive 98/77/EC,Annex 1, paragraph 5 (applies to vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas or compressed natural gas) | 83.04 paragraph 5 | ||||
1st January 2001 (applies from this date to passenger cars) | Directive 98/69/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5 (Phase 1 limits) | Does not apply until 1st January 2002 providing the vehicle is registered before that date. | ||||
1st January 2002 (applies from this date to vehicles of category M1 other than (passenger cars) | Directive 98/69/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5 (Phase 1 limits) | “Diesel passenger vehicle” means a vehicle of category M1 the maximum mass of which exceeds 2000kg, fitted with a compression ignition engine which is—
| Does not apply until 1st January 2003 providing the vehicle is registered before that date. | |||
1st January 2003 (until this date, a diesel passenger vehicle is treated as a vehicle of category N1) | Directive 96/69/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5 (Phase 1 limits) | |||||
1st January 2006 (applies from this date to passenger cars) | Directive 96/69/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5 (Phase 2 limits) | |||||
1st January 2007 (applies from this date to vehicles of category M1 other than passenger cars) | Directive 98/69/EC, Annex I, paragraph 5 (Phase 2 limits) | |||||
8 | Anti-theft devices | 1st October 1998 | Directive 74/61/EEC as amended by Directive 95/56/EC, Annex V (electronic immobiliser) and Annex VI (alarm system) | 18.02, paragraph 7 and 97.01, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 (alarm system) and paragraphs 31, 32 and 33 (immobiliser) | ||
10 | Seat belt anchorages | Directive 76/115/EEC as last amended by: | ||||
1st July 1991 | Directive 82/318/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 4 and 5 | 14.02, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 | ||||
1st July 1997 | Directive 90/629/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 4 and 5 | 14.03, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 | ||||
11 | Installation of seat belts | Directive 77/541/EEC as last amended by: | “disabled person’s belt” has the same meaning as in regulation 55(11) of the Construction and Use Regulations. | The requirements shall not apply in relation to a seat fitted to a disabled person’s vehicle if the vehicle is fitted with a disabled person's belt for that seat. | ||
1st July 1997 | Directive 90/628/EEC, Annex I, paragraphs 3.1 to 3.1.9 | |||||
1st October 1999 | Directive 96/36/EC, Annex 1, paragraphs 3.1 to 3.1.10 and 3.1.11 and 3.1.12 | 16.04, (supplement 8) paragraphs 8.1 to 8.1.10.3 and 8.1.11 to 8.1.12 | ||||
12 | Brakes | Directive 71/320/EEC as last amended by: | ||||
1st April 1995 | Directive 91/442/EEC, Annex I, paragraph 2 | 13.06, paragraph 5 | ||||
1st October 1999 | Directive 91/12/EC, Annex I, paragraph 2.1.1.3 (Requirements for asbestos- free brake linings only) | 13.09, paragraph 5.1.1.3 or 13H, paragraph 5.1.1.3 (Requirements for asbestos- free brake linings only) | ||||
31st March 2001 | Directive 98/12/EC, Annex I, paragraph 2 (all requirements) | 13.09, paragraph 5 or 13H, paragraph 5 (all requirements) | ||||
13 | Noise and silencers | Directive 70/157/EEC as last amended by: | ||||
1st July 1991 | Directive 84/424/EEC, Annex I, paragraph 5 | 51.01, paragraph 5 | ||||
1st January 1997 | 51.02, paragraph 5 | |||||
26 | Carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption | 1st January 1997 | Directive 80/1269/EEC as last amended by Directive 93/116/EEC, Annex I, paragraph 5 | 101, paragraph 5 | ||
27 | Frontal impact | 1st October 2003 | Directive 96/79/EC, Annex II, paragraph 3 | 94.01, paragraph 5 | ||
28 | Side impact | 1st October 2003 | Directive 96/27/EC, Annex II, paragraph 3 | 95.01, paragraph 5 |
SCHEDULE 4Form of Department’s approval certificate
SCHEDULE 5Community Instruments and ECE Regulations
Part I
References to Community Instruments
1
1
The Directives referred to in these Regulations are set out in Part II of this Schedule; those marked with an asterisk are Commission Directives, those marked with a cross are Directives of the European Parliament and the Council and the other Directives are Council Directives.
2
A reference in these Regulations to a Directive shown in column 2 of Part II of this Schedule as last amended by a Directive shown in column 3 against that Directive shall be read as follows.
3
The reference shall be read as a reference to the Directive shown in column 2 as amended by the Directives shown in column 3 against that Directive down as far as (and including) the Directive referred to as the last amending Directive.
2
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 2 or 3, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to a Directive (“the base Directive”) not followed by the words “as last amended by”; and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to the base Directive as last amended by a Directive shown against the base Directive in column 3 of Part II of this Schedule.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 2 or 3, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to a Directive (“the base Directive”) as last amended by another Directive (“the amending Directive”); and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to the base Directive as last amended by a Directive shown—
i
against the base Directive, and
ii
below the amending Directive in column 3 of Part II of this Schedule.
References to ECE Regulations
3
1
A reference in these Regulations to an ECE Regulation followed by a number which is not itself followed by a full-stop and 2 digits (for example “ECE Regulation 30”) shall be read as a reference to the ECE Regulation of that number which came into force on the date shown against that number in column 4 of Part III of this Schedule.
2
A reference in these Regulations to an ECE Regulation followed by a number which is itself followed by a full-stop and 2 digits (for example “ECE Regulation 30.01”) shall be read as a reference to the ECE Regulation of that number with the amendments in force on the dates shown against the number in column 4 of Part III of this Schedule.
4
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 2 or 3, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to an ECE Regulation (“the base Regulation”) that is not followed by a full-stop and 2 digits; and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to an entry in column 3 of Part III of this Schedule shown against that Regulation.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 2 or 3, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to an ECE Regulation (“the base Regulation”) that is followed by a full-stop and 2 digits; and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to an entry in column 3 of Part III of this Schedule shown—
i
against that Regulation, and
ii
below the entry in that column for that ECE Regulation and those 2 digits.
5
In these Regulations, “ECE Regulation” means a Regulation annexed to the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts and reciprocal recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 20th March 195817 as amended18to which the United Kingdom is a party19.
Part IIReferences to Community Directives
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
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Subject matter of Directive | Principal Directive | Amending Directive | Official Journal reference |
Radio interference suppression | 72/245/EEC | L152, 6.7.72, p. 15 | |
89/491/EEC* | L238, 15.8.89, p. 43 | ||
95/54/EC | L226, 8.11.95, p. 1 | ||
Protective steering | 74/297/EEC | L165, 20.6.74, p. 16 | |
91/662/EEC* | L366, 31.12.91, p. 1 | ||
Diesel smoke | 72/306/EEC | L190, 20.8.72, p. 1 | |
Roadworthiness | 77/143/EEC | L47, 18.2.77, p. 47 | |
88/449/EEC | L222,12.8.88, p. 10 | ||
91/225/EEC | L103, 24.4.91, p. 3 | ||
91/328/EEC | L178, 6.7.91, p. 29 | ||
92/55/EEC | L225, 10.8.92, p. 68 | ||
Rear view mirrors | 71/127/EEC | L68, 22.3.71, p. 1 | |
79/795/EEC* | L239, 22.9.79, p. 1 | ||
85/205/EEC* | L90, 29.3.85, p. 1 | ||
86/562/EEC* | L327, 2.11.86, p. 49 | ||
88/321/EEC* | L147, 14.6.88, p. 77 | ||
Seat belt anchorages | 76/115/EEC | L24, 30.1.76, p. 6 | |
81/575/EEC | L209, 29.7.81, p. 30 | ||
82/318/EEC* | L139, 19.5.82, p. 9 | ||
90/629/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 14 | ||
96/38/EC* | L187, 26.7.96, p. 95 | ||
Seat belts | 77/541/EEC | L220, 29.8.77, p. 95 | |
81/576/EEC | L209, 29.7.81, p. 32 | ||
82/319/EEC* | L139, 19.5.82, p. 17 | ||
90/628/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 1 | ||
96/36/EC* | L178, 17.7.96, p. 15 | ||
Braking | 71/320/EEC | L202, 6.9.71, p. 37 | |
74/132/EEC* | L74, 19.3.74, p. 7 | ||
75/524/EEC* | L236, 8.9.75, p. 3 | ||
79/489/EEC* | L128, 26.5.79. p. 12 | ||
85/647/EEC* | L38, 31.12.85, p. 1 | ||
88/194/EEC* | L92, 9.4.88, p. 47 | ||
91/422/EEC* | L233, 22.9.91, p. 21 | ||
98/12/EC* | L81, 18.3.98, p. 1 | ||
Braking of 2/3 wheeled vehicles | 93/14/EEC | L121, 15.5.93, p. 1 | |
Seat strength | 74/408/EEC | L221, 12.8.74, p. 1 | |
81/577/EEC | L209, 29.7.81, p. 34 | ||
96/37/EC* | L187, 25.7.96, p. 28 | ||
Tyres | 92/23/EEC | L129, 14.5.92, p. 95 | |
Interior fittings | 74/60/EEC | L38, 11.2.74, p. 2 | |
78/632/EEC* | L206, 29.7.78, p. 26 | ||
Forward vision | 77/649/EEC | L267, 19.10.77, p. 1 | |
81/643/EEC* | L231, 15.8.81, p. 41 | ||
88/366/EEC* | L181, 12.7.88, p. 40 | ||
90/630/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 20 | ||
External projections | 74/483/EEC | L266, 2.10.74, p. 4 | |
79/488/EEC* | L128, 26.5.79, p. 1 | ||
Masses and dimensions | 92/21/EEC | L129, 14.5.92, p. 1 | |
95/48/EC* | L233, 30.9.95, p. 73 |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
---|---|---|---|
Subject matter of Directive | Principal Directive | Amending Directive | Official Journal reference |
Protective steering | 74/297/EEC | L165, 20.6.74, p. 16 | |
91/662/EEC* | L366, 31.12.91, p. 1 | ||
Exhaust emissions | 70/220/EEC | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 | |
91/441/EEC | L242, 30.8.91, p. 1 | ||
93/59/EEC | L186, 28.7.93, p. 21 | ||
94/12/EC+ | L100, 19.4.94, p. 42 | ||
96/69/EC+ | L282, 1.11.96, p. 64 | ||
98/77/EC+ | L286, 23.10.98, p. 34 | ||
98/69/EC+ | L350, 28.12.98, p. 1 | ||
Anti-theft devices | 74/61/EEC | L38, 11.2.70, p. 22 | |
95/56/EC* | L286, 29.11.95, p. 1 | ||
Seat belt anchorages | 76/115/EEC | L24, 30.1.76, p. 1 | |
82/318/EEC* | L139, 19.5.82, p. 9 | ||
90/629/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 14 | ||
96/38/EC* | L187, 26.7.96, p. 95 | ||
Seat belts | 77/541/EEC | L220, 29.8.77, p. 45 | |
90/628/EEC | L341, 6.12.90, p. 1 | ||
96/36/EC* | L178, 17.7.90, p. 15 | ||
Braking | 71/320/EEC | L202, 6.9.71, p. 37 | |
91/422/EEC* | L238, 27.8.91, p. 25 | ||
98/12/EC* | L81, 18.3.98, p. 1 | ||
Noise and silencers | 70/157/EEC | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16 | |
84/424/EEC | L238, 6.9.84, p. 31 | ||
92/97/EEC | L371, 19.12.92, p. 1 | ||
Carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption | 80/1268/EEC | L375, 31.12.80, p. 46 | |
93/116/EC* | L329, 30.12.93, p. 39 | ||
Frontal impact | 96/79/EC+ | L18, 21.1.97, p.7 | |
Side impact | 96/27/EC+ | L169, 8.7.96, p. 1 |
Part IIIReferences to ECE Regulations
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
---|---|---|---|
Subject matter of Regulation | ECE Regulation | Amending Series | Date |
Radio interference suppression | 10 | 17 Dec. 1968 | |
10.01 | 23 June 1978 | ||
10.02 | 3 Sept. 1997 | ||
Rear reflectors | 3 | 1 Nov. 1963 | |
3.01 | 18 Aug. 1982 | ||
3.02 | 11 July 1985 | ||
Rear view mirrors | 46 | 29 Sept. 1975 | |
46.01 | 5 Oct. 1987 | ||
Tyres | 30 | 1 April 1975 | |
30.01 | 10 Oct. 1977 | ||
30.02 | 21 April 1981 |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
---|---|---|---|
Subject matter of Regulation | ECE Regulation | Amending Series | Date |
Protective steering | 12 | 1 June 1969 | |
12.01 | 8 Oct. 1980 | ||
12.02 | 14 Nov. 1982 | ||
12.03 | 24 Aug. 1993 | ||
Exhaust emissions | 83 | 5 Nov. 1989 | |
83.01 | 30 Dec. 1992 | ||
83.02 | 7 Dec. 1996 | ||
83.04 | 13 Nov. 1999 | ||
Anti-theft devices | 18 | 1 March 1971 | |
18.02 | 3 Sept. 1997 | ||
Alarm systems | 97 | 1 Jan. 1996 | |
97.01 | 13 Jan. 2000 | ||
Seat belt anchorages | 14 | 1 April 1970 | |
14.02 | 22 Nov. 1984 | ||
14.03 | 29 Jan. 1992 | ||
14.04 | 18 Jan. 1998 | ||
14.05 | 4 Feb. 1999 | ||
Seat belts | 16 | 1 Dec. 1970 | |
16.04 | 22 Dec. 1985 | ||
Braking | 13 | 1 June 1970 | |
13.06 | 22 Nov. 1990 | ||
13.07 | 18 Sept. 1994 | ||
13.08 | 26 March 1995 | ||
13.09 | 28 Aug. 1996 | ||
13H | 11 May. 1998 | ||
Noise and silencers | 51 | 15 July 1982 | |
51.01 | 27 April 1988 | ||
51.02 | 18 April 1995 | ||
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel consumption | 101 | 1 Jan. 1997 | |
Frontal impact | 94 | 1 Oct.1995 | |
94.01 | 2 Aug. 1998 | ||
Side impact | 95 | 6 July 1995 | |
95.01 | 12 Aug. 1998 |