The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981

SCHEDULE 1 REGULATIONS REVOKED BY REGULATION 2

(1)		(2)
Title	Year and Number	Extent of Revocation
The Public Service Vehicles (Licences and Certificates) Regulations 1952	S.I. 1952/900	Parts IV, V and VI and Schedules 1 and 2
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) Regulations 1972	S.I. 1972/751	The whole Instrument
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1976	S.I. 1976/726	The whole Instrument
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/141	The whole Instrument
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment and Use) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/1097	The whole Instrument

SCHEDULE 2 EXCEPTIONS FROM THE CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED IN PART II AS APPLICABLE TO VEHICLES REGISTERED BEFORE CERTAIN DATES

1.  Regulation 7(2) (Suspension) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959.

2.  Regulation 9(1) and (2) (Brakes) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st January 1955.

3.  Regulation 13(1) (Fuel tanks, carburettors, etc.) shall not apply—

(a) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if, in the case of a single-decked vehicle or a half-decked vehicle, no fuel tank is placed under any part of any gangway which is within 600 millimetres of any entrance or exit and, in the case of a double-decked vehicle, no such tank is placed under any part of any gangway on the lower deck of that vehicle which is within 600 millimetres of any entrance or exit on that deck;

(b) in the case of a single-decked vehicle registered before 28th October 1964 which has a seating capacity not exceeding 12 passengers, if no fuel tank is placed immediately under any entrance or exit and no filling point for such a tank is situated under or immediately adjacent to any entrance or exit;

(c) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraph (c), in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959;

(d) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraph (d), in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if—

(i) the vehicle is fitted with an engine having a fuel injection system; or

(ii) the vehicle is not so fitted, but a cock is fitted by means of which the supply of fuel to any carburettor can be immediately cut off and the “off” position of the means of operation is clearly marked on the outside of the vehicle.

4.  Regulation 16 (Artificial lighting) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraph (b), shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 and the requirements as to lighting circuits in that Regulation shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 28th October 1964.

5.  Regulation 17(2) (Electrical equipment) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 19th June 1968 if one or more electrical circuits in which the voltage exceeds 100 volts has been installed in the vehicle on or after that date.

6.  Regulation 19 (Height of sides of body) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959—

(a) in the case of a vehicle not being a single-decked vehicle, if it otherwise complies with the requirements of that Regulation with the substitution of a reference to 990 millimetres for the reference therein to 1.21 metres; and

(b) in the case of a single-decked vehicle, if the height of the body sides from the deck measured at the sides of the vehicle is not less than 710 millimetres.

7.  Regulation 20 (Steps, platforms and stairs) shall not apply—

(a) in so far as it consists of paragraph (a), in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1982 in respect of any platform except a rear platform, and

(b) in so far as it consists of paragraph (b)(iv) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if it otherwise complies with the requirements of the said condition (b) with the substitution of a reference to 990 millimetres for the reference therein to 1.21 metres.

8.  Regulation 21 (Number, position and size of entrances and exits) shall not apply—

(a) in so far as it consists of paragraphs (4) and (6) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if it is provided with two exits so placed as not to be on the same side of the vehicle;

(b) in so far as it consists of paragraph (6) in the case of a vehicle registered on or after 1st April 1959 and before 28th October 1964 which has a seating capacity exceeding 45 passengers if—

(i) the vehicle is provided with two exits (of which neither is a secondary emergency exit) and those exits are not on the same side of the vehicle, and

(ii) in a case where those exits are so placed that the distance between their centres is less than 3.05 metres, a secondary emergency exit is provided in such a position that there is a distance of not less than 3.05 metres between the nearest points of the openings of that exit and of whichever of the exits mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) above is the nearer to that exit. For the purpose of this paragraph the reference to the distance between the the centres and between the nearest points of the openings of the two exits there mentioned shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 21(1)(e);

(c) in so far as it consists of paragraph (9)—

(i) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 (not being a single-decked vehicle having a permanent top) if it is provided with two exits so placed as not to be on the same sides of the vehicle; or

(ii) in the case of a vehicle which—

(A) is provided with a platform such as is mentioned in proviso (i) to Regulation 21(4); or

(B) has a seating capacity not exceeding 14 passengers, if one means of exit and entrance is provided and is placed behind the rear wheels.

9.  Regulation 23(1)(Doors) shall not apply—

(a) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraph (j) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st August 1968;

(b) save in so far as it consists of sub-paragraph (j) in the case of a vehicle registered before 19th June 1968 if—

(i) every entrance door and every exit door can be readily opened from inside and outside the vehicle by one operation of the locking mechanism:

Provided that a vehicle shall not be deemed to fail to comply with this sub-paragraph by reason only of the fact that, for the purpose of securing the vehicle when unattended, any entrance or exit door has been fitted with a supplementary lock with or without an actuating mechanism if the lock is so designed and constructed that the door can at all times be opened by a person inside the vehicle by one operation of the ordinary locking mechanism;

(ii) except in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959, the device provided outside the vehicle for operating the locking mechanism of the door (not being a device provided in relation to an emergency exit on the upper deck of a double-decked vehicle or in the roof of a half-decked vehicle) is readily accessible to persons of normal height standing at ground level outside the vehicle;

(iii) except in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959, means are provided for holding every entrance and exit door securely in the closed position;

(iv) except in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959, all locks and fastenings fitted to entrance and exit doors are so designed and fitted that they are not likely to become dislodged or be operated accidentally, and, in the said excepted case, door handles or levers to door catches are so designed and fitted that they are not likely to become dislodged or be operated accidentally;

(v) where any entrances are provided with doors which are designed to remain open when the vehicle is in motion, suitable fastenings are provided to hold such doors securely in the opened position;

(vi) except in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959, every sliding door and every folding door fitted to an entrance or exit is provided with suitable fastenings to prevent it from being closed by any movement of the vehicle;

(vii) all doors can open so as not to obstruct clear access to any entrance or exit from inside or outside the vehicle; and

(viii) except in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959, the means by which a power-operated door may be opened are provided inside the vehicle on or adjacent to the door and their position is clearly indicated and there is also an indication that the said means may be used by passengers only in an emergency; and the storage and transmission system of the power for operating the door is such that operation of the doors does not adversely affect the efficient operation of the braking system of the vehicle and the apparatus is so designed and constructed that in the event of the system becoming inoperative the door can be operated manually from inside and outside the vehicle.

10.  Regulation 24(1)(b)(iv) (Marking, positioning and operation of emergency exits) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959, being a vehicle which is provided with a rear platform, if an emergency exit (of which the clear height at the centre line is not less than 1.52 metres and of which the width is not less than 455 millimetres) is provided from that platform to the rear of the vehicle and is enclosed by means of a door placed on the near side of that platform.

11.  The provisions of Regulation 26 (Width of gangways) specified in column 1 of the Table below shall not apply in the case of a vehicle specified, in relation to those provisions, in column 2 of that Table.

TABLE

1	2
Paragraph (1)(e)	A vehicle registered before 19th June 1968.
Paragraph (1)(d)	A double-decked vehicle registered before 19th June 1969 if no part of any gangway which serves as a joint means of access from any entrance to the upper and lower decks is less than 910 millimetres in width.
Paragraph (1)(a), (c) and (g)C.	A vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if the width of every gangway is not less than 305 millimetres up to a height of 765 millimetres above the level of the deck and not less than 355 millimetres above that height.
Paragraph 1(c)	A vehicle registered after 1st April 1959 and before 19th June 1968 if no part of any gangway which is within 915 millimetres of an exit (other than an emergency exit) to which it leads is less than 530 millimetres in width.

12.  Regulation 27 (Height of gangways) shall not apply in the case of a half-decked vehicle registered before 8th August 1950, and Regulation 27(1)(d) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st January 1947.

13.  Regulation 28 (Seats) shall not apply—

(a) in so far as it consists of paragraph (1)(d) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if all the passengers' seats in the vehicle are so fitted—

(a) that no part of the back rest of any seat is less than 1.37 metres from the corresponding part of the back rest of the seat facing it; and

(b) there is in relation to every transvere seat in the vehicle a clear space of at least 660 millimitres in front of the whole length of the top of the back rest of that seat measured from the centre of each complete length of the seat allowed for the accommodation of a seated passenger in accordance with condition (b) of the said paragraph (1) but disregarding any handles or grips which do not project more than 105 millimetres from the back rest;

(b) in so far as it consists of paragraph (1)(f) and (g) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if no seat placed over the arch of a wheel of the vehicle is in such a position as to cause discomfort to passengers;

(c) in so far as it consists of paragraph (1)(h) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if, as respects any transverse seat in the vehicle which is so placed that a passenger seated upon it is liable to be thrown through any entrance to or exit from the vehicle or down a stairway in the vehicle, an effective screen or guard is placed so as to afford adequate protection against that occurrence to a passenger occupying that seat.

14.  Regulation 29 (Passenger protection) shall not apply in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if all glass windows or panels which face any transverse seat in the vehicle are adequately protected against the likelihood of breakage in the event of passengers being thrown against them.

15.  Regulation 31 (Driver's accommodation) shall not apply—

(a) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraphs (b) and (e) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959;

(b) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraph (d) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959 if means are provided (where necessary) to prevent light from the interior of the vehicle from incommoding the driver; and

(c) in so far as it consists of sub-paragraphs (g) and (h) in the case of a vehicle registered before 1st April 1959.

SCHEDULE 3 (see Regulation 5) CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED IN REGULATIONS IN PART II, OR PROVISIONS THEREOF, APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN VEHICLES BEARING A DESIGNATED APPROVAL MARK

• Regulation 6 (Stability);

• Regulation 7 (Suspension);

• Regulation 8 (Guard rails);

• Regulation 9 (Brakes);

• Regulation 10 (Brake and Steering Connections);

• Regulation 11 (Locking of nuts);

• Regulation 12 (Steering);

• Regulation 14 (Exhaust pipe);

• Regulation 15 (Luggage racks);

• Regulation 16 (Artificial lighting);

• Regulation 17 (Electrical equipment);

• Regulation 18 (Body);

• Regulation 23 (Doors);

• Regulation 24 (Positioning and operation of emergency exits);

• Paragraph (1)(a) and (h) of Regulation 28 (Seats);

• Regulation 29 (Passenger protection);

• Regulation 30 (Ventilation);

• Regulation 31 (Driver's accommodation);

• Regulation 32 (Windscreens);

• Regulation 33 (Passengers' communication);

• Regulation 34 (General construction).

SCHEDULE 4 (See Regulation 35) FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS

PART I

(i) A foam-producing fire extinguisher complying in all respects with the specification issued by the British Standards Institution in respect of Portable Fire Extinguishers of the Foam Type (Chemical) and numbered B.S. 740: Part I: 1948.

(ii) A foam-producing fire extinguisher complying in all respects with the specification issued by the British Standards Institution in respect of Portable Fire Extinguishers of the Foam Type (Gas Pressure) and number B.S. 740: Part II: 1952.

(iii) A soda acid chemical fire extinguisher complying in all respects with the specification issued by the British Standards Institution in respect of Portable Fire Extinguishers of the Water Type (Soda Acid) and numbered B.S. 138:1948.

(iv) A water fire extinguisher complying in all respects with the specification issued by the British Standards Institution in respect of Portable Fire Extinguishers of the Water Type (Gas Pressure) and numbered B.S. 1382:1948.

(v) A bromochlorodifluoromethane (B.C.F.) fire extinguisher with a liquid capacity of at least 1·35 kilograms, or two such extinguishers having an aggregate such capacity, complying in all respects with the specification issued by the British Standards Institution in respect of Portable Fire Extinguishers of the Halogenated Hydrocarbon Type and numbered B.S. 1721:1968.

PART II

A fire extinguisher which complies in all respects with the specification for portable fire extinguishers issued by the British Standards Institution, published on 31st December 1976 and numbered B.S. 5423: 77 and which either—

(a)

contains water with a minimum test fire rating of 8A, or

(b)

contains foam with a minimum test fire rating of 8A and 21B, or

(c)

contains and is marked to indicate that it contains halon 1211 or halon 1301 with, in either case, a minimum test fire rating of 21B.

SCHEDULE 5 (see Regulation 36) FIRST AID EQUIPMENT

(i) Ten antiseptic wipes, foil packed.

(ii) One conforming disposable bandage (not less than 7·5 centimetres wide).

(iii) Two triangular bandages.

(iv) One packet of 24 assorted adhesive dressings.

(v) Three large sterile unmedicated ambulance dressings (not less than 15·0 centimetres × 20·0 centimetres).

(vi) Two sterile eye pads, with attachments.

(vii) Twelve assorted safety pins.

(viii) One pair of rustless blunt-ended scissors.

SCHEDULE 6 (see Regulation 47)

(Form of Certificate of Initial Fitness)

SCHEDULE 7 (see Regulation 51)

(Form of Type Approval Certificate)

SCHEDULE 8 (see Regulation 52)

(Form of Declaration of Conformity to an Approved Type Vehicle)

SCHEDULE 9 (see Regulation 54)

(Form of Certificate of Conformity)