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Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

2.  In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations –

(a)at the beginning there shall be inserted –

“the 1995 Order” means the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(1);;

(b)after the definitions beginning “axle weight” there shall be inserted –

“bi-purpose vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of both goods and not more than eight passengers, not being a vehicle to which the 1985 Regulations apply nor a motor caravan;;

(c)after the definition of “family of types” there shall be inserted –

“goods vehicle” means a vehicle of a kind specified in regulation 3A(1)(a);

“hire agreement” means an agreement for the bailment of a vehicle which is not a hire-purchase agreement;

“hire-purchase agreement” has the same meaning as in the Consumer Credit Act 1974(2);;

(d)after the definition of “relevant vehicle” there shall be inserted –

“recovery vehicle” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(2) of Part V of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(3); and

(e)after the definition of “subject matter” there shall be added –

“the Testing Regulations” means the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(4)..