Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 19992
For Part 1 (fire extinguishing apparatus) of Schedule 7 to the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 19994 substitute—
PART 1Fire Extinguishing Apparatus
1
1
A fire extinguisher which complies in all respects with the specification for portable fire extinguishers issued by the British Standards Institution numbered BS EN 3-7:2004+A1:2007 and which—
a
has a minimum test fire rating of 8A or 34B;
b
contains water or foam; and
c
has a minimum capacity of two litres.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to a minibus if it carries apparatus for extinguishing fire which would meet the requirements of that sub-paragraph were there substituted—
a
for a reference in that sub-paragraph to any British Standard, a reference to a corresponding standard;
b
for the reference in that sub-paragraph to a test fire rating of 8A or the reference to a test fire rating of 34B, a reference to an equivalent level of performance specified in the corresponding standard; and
c
for the reference in regulation 51(2)(b) to the appropriate British Standards Institution Specification number, a reference to a marking indicating compliance with the corresponding standard.
3
In sub-paragraph (2), “corresponding standard”, in relation to a British Standard, means—
a
a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of an EEA State or the Republic of Turkey;
b
any international standard recognised for use as a standard by any EEA State or the Republic of Turkey; or
c
a technical specification or code of practice which, whether mandatory or not, is recognised for use as a standard by a public authority of any EEA State or the Republic of Turkey,
where the standard or code of practice, international standard or technical specification provides, in relation to fire extinguishers, a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the British Standard and contains a requirement as respect the markings of fire extinguishers equivalent to that provided by the British Standard.