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Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

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1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 2nd April 2001.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999(1).

Amendment to regulation 21 (braking systems of vehicles to which regulation 20 does not apply)

2.  In regulation 21(10) of the principal Regulations, after “76/432” there shall be added “or 96/63”.

Amendment to regulation 22 (vacuum or pressure brake warning devices)

3.  In regulation 22(2) of the principal Regulations, in paragraph (b), after “76/432” there shall be added “or 96/63”.

Amendments to regulation 54 (seat belt anchorage points)

4.  In regulation 54 of the principal Regulations, in paragraphs (4)(b) and (6), after “90/629” there shall be inserted “or 96/38”.

Amendments to regulation 55 (seat belts)

5.—(1) Regulation 55 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (4), after “90/628” there shall be inserted “or 96/36”.

(3) In paragraph (11)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (i)(b) of the definition of “British Standard mark” for “or BS AU 202a” there shall be substituted “, BS AU 202a or BS AU 202b”; and

(b)in paragraph (ii) of the definition of “designated approval mark” for “and 44B” there shall be substituted “, 44B and 44C”.

Revocation of regulation 102 (use of bridging plates between motor vehicle and trailer)

6.  Regulation 102 of the principal Regulations is hereby revoked.

Amendments to Schedule 1 (Community Directives and ECE Regulations)

7.—(1) Table 1 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) After item 87 there shall be inserted the following items—

87A96/3617.6.96L178, 17.7.96, p. 15Safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles77/541 as amended by 81/576, 82/319 and 90/628
87B96/3817.6.96L187, 26.7.96, p. 95Anchorages for motor vehicle safety belts76/115 as amended by 81/575, 82/318 and 90/629

(3) After item 88 there shall be inserted the following item—

88A96/6330.9.96L253, 5.10.96, p. 13Braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors76/432

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 19th January 2001.

L.S.

Sam Foster

Minister of the Environment

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