Amendments to regulation 55 (noise limits—general)
5.—(1) Regulation 55 shall be amended as follows.
(2) For the heading there shall be substituted—
“Noise limits—certain vehicles with 3 or more wheels—general”
(3) In paragraph (1), for the words “paragraph (2)” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (1A) and (2)”.
(4) After paragraph (1), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(1A) This regulation does not apply to a vehicle to which an item in the Table in regulation 55A applies.”.
(5) After paragraph (6), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(6A) A vehicle shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this regulation if it is so constructed that it complies with the requirements specified in column 4 of item 2 in the Table in regulation 55A as they apply to a vehicle first used on or after the date specified in column 3 of that item.”.
(6) In paragraph (7), for “or 84/424” there shall be substituted “, 84/424, 92/97 or 96/20 or ECE Regulation 51.02”.