1.—(1) The Road Traffic Act 1988 M1 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 67 (testing of condition of vehicles on roads), omit subsection (9A) M2.
(3) In section 85(1) (interpretation of Part 2)—
(a)in the definition of “EC certificate of conformity”M3, for paragraph (c), substitute—
“(c)in the case of a vehicle to which the tractor type approval Regulation applies, a certificate of conformity issued by a manufacturer under Article 33 of that Regulation;”;
(b)for the definition of “the tractor type approval Directive”M4, substitute—
““the tractor type approval Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5th February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles as it may be amended from time to time,”.
(4) In section 86 (index to Part 2), for “Tractor type approval Directive”M5, substitute “Tractor type approval Regulation”.
Marginal Citations
M2Subsection (9A) was inserted by S.I. 2011/996 and is prospectively substituted by S.I. 2017/849.
M3The definition of “EC certificate of conformity” was originally inserted by S.I. 1992/3107 and substituted by S.I. 2009/818.
M4The definition of “the tractor type approval Directive” was inserted by S.I. 2009/818.
M5The entry for “tractor type approval Directive” was inserted by S.I. 2009/818.
1A. In regulation 5B(7)(c) of the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999, for “have the meanings given by Article 1 of Council Directive 2000/25/EC”, substitute “mean an agricultural or forestry vehicle (as appropriate) which is a tractor, within the meanings given by Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, as it may be amended from time to time”.]
Textual Amendments
2. In paragraph 1(e)(i) of Schedule 3 to the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 M6, for “Directive 2003/37/EC”, substitute “ Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles M7 as it may be amended from time to time ”.
3. For regulation 5(2)(a) of the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2009 M8, substitute—
“(a)tractors, trailers or interchangeable towed equipment (including their systems, components and separate technical units), as defined in Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles M9 as it may be amended from time to time;”.