(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Goods Vehicles (Testing Regulations) Northern Ireland) 2003 (“the 2003 Regulations”) to comply with Commission Directive 2010/48/EU of 5th July 2010 (O.J. L173, 8.7.2010, p.47) adapting to technical progress Directive 2009/40/EC (O.J. L141, 6.6.2009, p.12) of the European Parliament and of the Council on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 16 of the 2003 Regulations to add to the details to be contained within the notice of refusal of a goods vehicle test certificate the consequences of using a vehicle without a valid test certificate.
Regulation 3 substitutes Schedules 4 and 5 for a new Schedule 4 to the 2003 Regulations to add a Part 3 to the Goods Vehicle Test Certificate.
An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are 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.