Citation, commencement and introduction
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1987.
(2) These Regulations, except for regulation 4, shall come into force on 1st October 1987.
(3) Regulation 4 shall come into force on 1st January 1988.
2. The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982(1) shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)
3. In paragraph (1) of regulation 2, the following new definitions shall be inserted in the appropriate places according to alphabetical order—
““maximum gross weight” has the meaning given in the Table in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations; “recovery vehicle” has the meaning given in paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971(2);”.
Exemption from Regulations of certain recovery vehicles
4. In paragraph (2) of regulation 3(a)—
(a)the word “or” shall be omitted from the end of sub-paragraph (s);
(b)a semi-colon shall be substituted for the full stop at the end of sub-paragraph (t), and the word “or” shall be inserted threrafter; and
(c)the following new sub-paragraph shall be added—
“(u)a recovery vehicle first used before 1st January 1988.”.
Amendments of regulation 4 (type approval requirements)
5. In regulation 4, the following new paragraphs shall be added at the end—
“(9) Where, in relation to item 4B(1), 4B(2), 4B(3), 4D(1), 4D(2) or 4D(3) in Schedule 1, a date is specified in column (6) of that Schedule (being a date of cessation of application of type approval requirements), that date shall not apply to any vehicle of a description set out in paragraph (10) but, in relation to any such vehicle, column (6) shall be read and shall have effect as if there was substituted in that column for the date specified therein the date mentioned in paragraph (10) in connection with a particular description of vehicle.
(10) The following descriptions of vehicles apply for the purposes of paragraph (9)—
(a)vehicles having a maximum gross weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and propelled otherwise than by compression ignition engines and for which, or for a model of which, there is a type approval certificate or (as the case may be) a Minister’s approval certificate in force on 1st October 1988 and, in relation to any such vehicle, the date substituted for the date specified in column (6) of Schedule 1 shall be 30th September 1989;
(b)vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines, or propelled otherwise than by such engines if having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes, and for which, or for a model of which, there is no type approval certificate or (as the case may be) Minister’s approval certificate in force on 1st October 1988 and, in relation to any such vehicle, the date substituted for the date specified in column (6) of Schedule 1 shall be 30th September 1989; and
(c)vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines, or propelled otherwise than by such engines if having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes, and for which, or for a model of which, there is a type approval certificate in force on 1st October 1989 and, in relation to any such vehicle, the date substituted for the date specified in column (6) of Schedule 1 shall be 30th September 1990.
(11) Where, in relation to item 4C(1), 4C(2) or 4C(3) in Schedule 1, a date is specified in column (6) of that Schedule, that date shall not apply to any vehicle for which, or for a model of which, there is a type approval certificate in force on 1st October 1989 but, in relation to any such vehicle, column (6) shall be read and shall have effect as if 30th September 1990 was substituted for the date specified therein.
(12) Where, in relation to item 6, 6A, 6B, 6C or 6D in Schedule 1, a date is specified in column (6) of that Schedule, that date shall not apply to any vehicle in categories M1, M2 or N1 but, in relation to any such vehicle, column (6) shall be read and shall have effect as if 30th September 1989 was substituted for the date specified therein.”.
Exemptions from type approval requirements in respect of exhaust emissions for vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas
6. In Schedule 1, in column (4) in items 2(b) and 2A there shall be added, as pragraph 3 in item 2 and as paragraph 4 in item 2A, the following new paragraph—
“Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.”.
Alternative type approval requirements in respect of diesel exhaust emissions
7. In Schedule 1, in item 3A(3)—
(a)in column 3(a), delete the full stop and add “or ECE Regulation 24 as revised on 11th February 1980, amended on 15th February 1984, and further revised on 20th April 1986.”;
(b)in column 3(c), in line with the addition to column 3(a), there shall be inserted the words “Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 6, 15 and 24. Marking requirements in paragraphs 5.4.3, 14.4.3 and 23.4.3.”; and
(c)in column (5), in line with the additions to columns 3(a) and (c), there shall be inserted the date “1st October 1987”.
Amendments to type approval requirements in respect of noise and silencers
8.—(1) In Schedule 1, in column (6) in items 4B(1), 4B(2), 4B(3), 4D(1), 4D(2) and 4D(3) 30th September 1988 shall be inserted as the date of cessation of application of those type approval requirements.
(2) In that Schedule, in column (6) in items 4C(1), 4C(2) and 4C(3) 30th September 1989 shall be inserted as the date of cessation of application of those type approval requirements.
9. After item 4D(3) in that Schedule there shall be inserted as items 4D(4) and 4E the items so numbered in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Amendments to type approval requirements in respect of brakes
10. In Schedule 1—
(a)in column (6) in items 6A, 6B and 6D, in relation to the items relating to ECE Regulation 13 insert the date “30.9.1988”;
(b)in column (6) in items 6 and 6C, insert the date “30.9.1988”;
(c)in column 3(a) in items 6F, 6G and 6H after the words “26th November 1984” there shall be inserted the words “and corrected on 31st December 1985”; and
(d)after item 6H, there shall be inserted as items 6I and 6J the items so numbered in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Amendment of references to Construction and Use Regulations
11.—(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “the Construction and Use Regulations”, for the words “Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1978” there shall be substituted the words “Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986(4)”; and
(b)for the words “Regulation 3(1)” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words “the Table in regulation 3(2)”.
(2) In paragraph (2) of regulation 3 (application of regulations), in sub-paragraph (g)(5) for the words “Regulation 3(1)” there shall be substituted the words “the Table in regulation 3(2)”.
(3) In Schedule 1 (type approval requirements)(6), for the references to regulations of the Construction and Use Regulations specified in column 2 of the Table below there shall be substituted the references specified in column 3 of that Table.
Table
| 1. Location of references | 2. Existing References | 3. New References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item Number | Column Number | ||
| 1 | (2) | 44(3) | 45(1) |
| 1 | (3)(a) | 44(3) | 45(1) |
| 1 | (4) | 45 | 45(3) |
| 1A | (2) | 45(1) | 45(3) |
| 1A | (3)(a) | 45(1) | 45(3) |
| 2A | (3)(a) | 35(2) | 61(3) |
| 3B | (3)(a) | 34 | 61(3) |
| 4 | (3)(a) | 31(1), (3), (4), (5), Schedule 9 | 58(1), (3), (4), (5), 15, 16, 17 |
| 6E | (3)(a) | 13(2), 14, 59(1), (2), (3), (5) (10), (11), (12), (14), (16), 64 (1), (2), (3), (5), (10), (11), (12), (14), (15) and, if applicable, 67 | |
(4) In Schedule 2, in section 11 of Part I, for the words “C 93” there shall be substituted the words “C 78”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
24th August 1987