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The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
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[F11.—(1) In this Part —E+W+S
“EEC type approval certificate” means a certificate issued by a member state of the European Economic Community in accordance with Community Directive 70/220 as originally made or with any amendments which have from time to time been made before 5th September 1988;
“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;
F2...
“relevant authority” means —
(a)
in relation to an EEC type approval certificate issued by the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State, and
(b)
in relation to an EEC type approval certificate issued by any other member state of the European Economic Community, the authority having power under the law of that state to issue that certificate.
(2) The reference in this Schedule to a M1 category vehicle is a reference to a vehicle described as M1 in Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6th February 1970 as amended at 5th September 1988.]
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F1Sch. 3A inserted (1.10.1988) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1524), reg. 1, Sch.
F2Words in Sch. 3A para. 1 omitted (26.6.1990) by virtue of The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/1131), regs. 1, 6(3)(a)
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