The Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1998

End of series vehicles for national type approval

13.—(1) This regulation applies to a national type approval if—

(a) it has been granted by the Secretary of State under any provision of the 1984 Regulations or by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland under any provision of the 1985 Regulations, and

(b) the Secretary of State is satisfied that it is going to cease to have effect in consequence of the provisions of regulation 11 of these Regulations.

(2) The Secretary of State may, at the request of the holder of a national type approval to which this regulation applies, direct that every relevant certificate of conformity shall continue to have effect for the purposes of—

(a) Part II of the 1988 Act,

(b) Part IV of the 1981 Order, and

(c) this Part of these Regulations,

for the period of 12 months for complete vehicles as from the date on which the national type approval lost its validity and for the period of 18 months for completed vehicles as from the date on which the national type approval lost its validity.

(3) Such a direction—

(a) may be given only at a time when the national type approval has effect; and

(b) shall cease to have effect if—

(i) the national type approval is cancelled or suspended under regulation 8(1) of the 1984 Regulations or regulation 8(1) of the 1985 Regulations, or

(ii) the national type approval otherwise ceases to have effect for a reason other than that referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b).

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a certificate of conformity is a relevant certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the requirements of regulation 9(3) of the 1984 Regulations or regulation 9(3) of the 1985 Regulations (as from the time that the national type approval ceases to have effect) if the vehicle to which its relates is an end of series vehicle.

(5) If, following a request by a holder of national type approval, the Secretary of State refuses to exercise his powers under paragraph (2), he shall give notice of his decision to the holder.

(6) In this regulation “end of series vehicle” has the meaning given in Part II of Schedule 2.