2012 No. 150
Road Traffic And Vehicle
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
Made 28th March 2012
Coming into operation 1st May 2012

The Department of the Environment, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 55(1) and (2) and 110(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)

1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2012.

2 Amendment to regulation 24 of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
1 In regulation 24(5) of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (maintenance and efficiency of brakes), after item 1 in Table I insert—

“1A	A vehicle included in item 1 of the table in regulation 20 or which complies with Community Directive 79/489, 85/647, 88/194, 91/422 or 98/12 or with ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05 or 13.06 which is first used on or after 1st January 2012—			
	(a) when not drawing a trailer;	58	25	
				
	(b) when drawing a trailer.	45	25	”

S.R. 1999 No.454; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 2004 No. 67
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 28th March 2012
Iain Greenway A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend regulation 24(5) of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 in regards to the efficiency limit for brakes. This new limit is to apply to vehicles first used on or after 1st January 2012.
An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr