Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 20th June 2005.

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

Amendment to regulation 3 (application and exemptions)

2.  In column 3 of item 2 in the Table in regulation 3(4) of the principal Regulations(2), after the words “regulations 6, 7, 9, 10, 49 and 62” there shall be inserted –

• “; and

  (a)

  additionally, in respect of any passenger vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 10 tonnes registered in one or more Member States, regulations 42(1), 42(7)(c) and 42(10);

  (b)

  additionally, in respect of any goods vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 12 tonnes registered in one or more Member States, regulations 43(1), 43(6)(c) and 43(8)”.

Amendment to regulation 42 (speed limiters fitted to buses and coaches)

3.  For regulation 42 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the regulation set out in Schedule 1.

Amendment to regulation 43 (speed limiters fitted to goods vehicles)

4.  For regulation 43 of the principal Regulations(3) there shall be substituted the regulation set out in Schedule 2.

Amendment to regulation 83 (plates – vehicles fitted with speed limiters)

5.—(1) Regulation 83 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph (1) for the words “regulation 41 or 42” there shall be substituted “regulation 42 or 43”.

(3) In paragraph (3) the words “Subject to regulation 43(8),” shall be omitted.

Amendment to Schedule 3 (authorised sealers)

6.—(1) Part II of Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In paragraph 1(1) for “paragraphs (2)(c), and (3) or (4)”, there shall be substituted “paragraphs (7)(b) and (7)(c) or (8) in addition to those of paragraph (9) or (10)”.

(3) In paragraph 1(2) for “paragraphs (2)(c), and (4) or (5)”, there shall be substituted “paragraphs (6)(b) and (c) in addition to those of paragraph (7) or (8).”

(4) After paragraph 2 there shall be inserted –

“3.   When sealing a speed limiter fitted to a vehicle to which regulation 42 applies, an authorised sealer shall do so in such a manner that the speed limiter fulfils the requirements of paragraph (7)(a) of that regulation.

4.   When sealing a speed limiter fitted to a vehicle to which regulation 43 applies, an authorised sealer shall do so in such a manner that the speed limiter fulfils the requirements of paragraph (6)(a) of that regulation.”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 9th May 2005.

L.S.

Wesley Shannon

A senior officer of the

Department of the Environment