The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendment of regulation 2 (Interpretation)

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

2.—(1) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) After the definition of “double-deck” insert—

ECE Regulation 107” means Regulation No. 107 (uniform provisions concerning the approval of M2 and M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction) which came into force on 18th June 1998 as an Annex to the UNECE Agreement;

“ECE Regulation 107.01” means Regulation No. 107 as amended by the 01 series of amendments on 12th August 2004;

“ECE Regulation 107.02” means Regulation No. 107 as amended by the 02 series of amendments on 10th November 2007;.

(3) After the definition of “type vehicle approval” insert—

“UNECE Agreement” means the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concluded at Geneva on 20th March 1958 as amended concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for the reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions, to which the United Kingdom is a party by virtue of an instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on 15th January 1963;.