The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

1.  In this Schedule—

“EEC type approval certificate” means a certificate issued by a Member State of the European Economic Community in accordance with Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20th March 1970(1) as originally made or with any amendments which have from time to time been made before 10th July 2007;

“engine capacity” means, in the case of a reciprocating engine, the nominal swept volume and, in the case of a rotary engine, double the nominal swept volume;

“off-road vehicle” has the meaning given in column 4 in item 27 in Part I of Schedule 1;

“relevant authority” means—

(a)

in relation to an EEC type approval certificate issued by the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State or the Department; and

(b)

in relation to an EEC type approval certificate issued by another Member State of the European Economic Community, the authority having power under the law of that State to issue that certificate.

(1)

O.J. L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 (SE 1970(I) p. 171); amending instruments are listed in item 4L in Part I of Schedule 1