Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.
S.I. 1993/2199 amended the 1986 Regulations by requiring certain classes of vehicle first used on or after 1st October 1994 to meet the exhaust emission requirements set by Council Directive 93/59/EEC.
S.I. 1993/2200 amended the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1271) and S.I. 1993/2201 amended the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/981) by imposing similar requirements as type approval requirements applicable to vehicles of the relevant classes as from 1st October 1994.
Both the 1982 Regulations and the 1984 Regulations were further amended by S.I. 1994/2191 and S.I. 1994/2190 respectively so as to exempt a limited class of vehicle from compulsory compliance with the new type approval requirements until 30th September 1995.
The effect of the amendments made by these Regulations is that—
(a)vehicles which are exempt from the new compulsory type approval requirements until 1st October 1995 are also exempt from the equivalent requirements in the 1986 Regulations provided that they are first used on or before that date; and
(b)in respect of a limited class of vehicle to which neither the 1982 Regulations nor the 1984 Regulations apply, compulsory compliance with the exhaust emission requirements set by Council Directive 93/59/EEC is also postponed until 1st October 1995 provided that the vehicles are first used before that date.
A drafting change has been made to regulation 61(7D).
Copies of the EEC Directives which are relevant to these Regulations can be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. The details are set out below.
| Principal Instrument | Relevant Amending Instrument |
|---|---|
| Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 (OJ No. L76, 6.4.70, p.1-SE 1970 (I) p.171) | Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974 (OJ No. L159, 15.6.74, p.61) |
| Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976 (OJ No. L132, 3.2.77, p.32) | |
| Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978 (OJ No. L223, 14.8.78, p.48) | |
| Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983 (OJ No. L197, 20.7.83, p.1) | |
| Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987 (OJ No. L36, 9.2.88, p. 1) | |
| Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16 June 1988 (OJ No. L214, 6.8.88, p.1) | |
| Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 18 July 1989 (OJ No. L226, 3.8.89, p.1) to which there is a corrigendum in OJ No. L303, 8.11.88, p.36. | |
| Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 (OJ No. L238, 15.8.89, p.43) | |
| Council Directive 91/441/EEC of 26 June 1991 (OJ No. L242, 30.8.91, p.1) | |
| Council Directive 93/59/EEC of 28 June 1993 (OJ No. L186, 28.7.93, p.21). |