The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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6.  Paragraph (4) of regulation 57A shall not apply to a replacement silencer if the second requirement referred to in that regulation would be met were there substituted in Part II of this Schedule,—E+W+S

(a)for the references to provisions in either of the British Standard Specifications, references to equivalent provisions in a corresponding standard; and

(b)for the references to a mark, references to a mark made pursuant to that corresponding standard indicating that the silencer complies with those equivalent provisions.

7.  In this Part of this Schedule, “corresponding standard”, in relation to a British Standard Specification, means—E+W+S

(a)a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of any member State;

(b)any international standard recognised for use as a standard by any member State; or

(c)a technical specification or code of practice which, whether mandatory or not, is recognised for use as a standard by a public authority of any member State,

where the standard, code of practice, international standard or technical specification provides, in relation to motor cycles, a level of noise limitation and safety equivalent to that provided by the British Standard Specification and contains a requirement as respects the marking of silencers equivalent to that provided by that instrument.

8.  A reference in this part of this Schedule to a British Standard Specification is a reference to British Standard BS AU 193: 1983 or British Standard BS AU 193a: 1990; and “either of the British Standard Specifications” shall be construed accordingly.E+W+S

9.  In this Part of this Schedule, “British Standard BS AU 193: 1983” and “British Standard BS AU 193a: 1990” have the same meanings as in Part II of this Schedule.]E+W+S