Amendments to regulation 2 (interpretation)

2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) For the definition of “ECE Regulation 36” substitute—

““ECE Regulation 36” means ECE Regulation No. 36 (uniform provisions concerning the construction of public service vehicles) which came into force on 1^st March 1976 as an Annex to the UNECE Agreement;

“ECE Regulation 52” means ECE Regulation No. 52 (uniform provisions concerning the approval of M2 and M3 small capacity vehicles with regard to their general construction) which came into force on 1^st November 1982 as an Annex to the UNECE Agreement;

“ECE Regulation 52.01” means ECE Regulation No. 52 as amended by the 01 series of amendments on 12^th September 1995;

“ECE Regulation 107” means ECE Regulation No. 107 (uniform provisions concerning the approval of M2 and M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction) which came into force on 18^th June 1998 as an Annex to the UNECE Agreement;

“ECE Regulation 107.01” means ECE Regulation No. 107 as amended by the 01 series of amendments on 12^th August 2004;

“ECE Regulation 107.02” means ECE Regulation No. 107 as amended by the 02 series of amendments on 10^th November 2007;”.

(3) After the definition of “taxi” insert—

““the UNECE Agreement” means the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concluded at Geneva on 20^th March 1958 as amended concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for the reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions, to which the United Kingdom is a party by virtue of an instrument of accession dated 14^th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15^th January 1963;”.