The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations 1980.

2.  The type approval requirements relating to emission standards are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 70/220/EEC as amended by Council Directives 74/290/EEC, 83/351/EEC, 88/76/EEC, 88/436/EEC, 89/458/EEC and 91/441/EEC and Commission Directives 77/102/EEC, 78/665/EEC and 89/491/EEC.

3.  The type approval requirements relating to braking devices are, as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Council Directive 71/320/EEC as amended by Commission Directives 74/132/EEC, 75/524/EEC, 79/489/EEC, 85/647/EEC, 88/194/EEC and 91/422/EEC.

4.  The types approval requirements relating to spray-suppression systems are the requirements of Council Directive 91/226/EEC.

5.  Copies of the Council and Commission Directives referred to in these Regulations and this note may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Details of the Directives are set out in the Table below.

TABLE

Principal Instrument	Relevant Amending Instruments
1. Council Directive (EEC) No. 70/220 of 20 March 1970	Council Directive (EEC) No. 74/290 of 28 May 1974 (O.J. No. L159, 15.6.74, p.61).
(O.J. No. L76, 6.4.70 p.1).	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 77/102 of 30 November 1976 (O.J. No. L32, 3.2.77, p.32).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 78/665 of 14 July 1978 (O.J. No. 223, 14.8.78, p.48).
	Council Directive (EEC) No. 83/351 of 16 June 1983 (O.J. No. L197, 20.7.83, p.1).
	Council Directive (EEC) No. 88/76 of 3 December 1987 (O.J. No. L36, 9.2.88, p.1).
	Council Directive (EEC) No. 88/436 of 16 June 1988 (O.J. No. L214, 6.8.88, p.1).
	Council Directive (EEC) No. 89/458 of 18 July 1989 (O.J. No. L226, 3.8.89, p.1).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 89/491 of 17 July 1989 (O.J. No. L238, 15.8.89, p.43).
	Council Directive (EEC) No. 91/441 of 26 June 1991 (O.J. No. L242, 30.8.91, p.1).
2. Council Directive (EEC) No. 71/320 of 26th July 1971 (O.J. No. L202, 6.9.71, p.37).	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 74/132 of 11thFebruary 1974 (O.J. L74, 19.3.74, p.7).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 75/524 of 25th July 1975 (O.J. L236, 8.9.75, p.3).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 79/489 of 18th April 1979 (O.J. L128, 26.5.79, p.12).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 85/647 of 23rd December 1985 (O.J. L380, 31.12.85, p.1).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 88/194 of 24th March 1988 (O.J. L92, 9.4.88, p.47).
	Commission Directive (EEC) No. 91/422 of 15th July 1991 (O.J. L233, 22.8.91, p.21).
3. Council Directive (EEC) No. 91/226 of 27th March 1991 (O.J. L103, 23.4.91, p.5).