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The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981

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Version Superseded: 18/03/1991

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The prescribed statutory requirementsE+W+S

4.—(1) In these Regulations the expressions used in an item in column (2)(a) of the Table in Schedule 2 mean the requirements specified in the same item in column (2)(b) of that Table.

(2) The prescribed statutory requirements for the purposes of section 44(1) are—

(a)in relation to any vehicle in Class I to V, those of the requirements which are referred to in paragraph (1) and specified in items 1 to 11 of Schedule 2 and which are applicable to the vehicle, and

(b)in relation to any vehicle in Class VI, those of the requirements which are referred to in paragraph (1) and specified in items 1 to 12 of Schedule 2 and which are applicable to the vehicle

and in these Regulations those requirements are referred to as “the prescribed statutory requirements”.

(3) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, every vehicle to which these Regulations apply and which is submitted for examination in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations shall be examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether those of the prescribed statutory requirements which are applicable to the vehicle have been complied with at the date of the examination.

(4) An examination of a vehicle, or vehicle parts, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements specified in an item in column (2) of the Table in Schedule 2 are satisfied shall be conducted as mentioned in Schedule 3.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.1981, see reg. 1

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