The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1990

Amendments to regulation 27 (condition and maintenance of tyres)

9.—(1) Regulation 27 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added the following–

“(d) With effect from 1st January 1992, paragraph 1(f) and (g) shall not apply to the vehicles specified in sub-paragraph (e) of this paragraph but such vehicles shall comply with the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (f) of this paragraph.

(e) The vehicles mentioned in sub-paragraph (d) are–

(i) passenger vehicles other than motor cycles constructed or adapted to carry no more than 8 seated passengers in addition to the driver;

(ii) goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight which do not exceed 3500 kg; and

(iii) light trailers not falling within sub-paragraph (ii);

first used on or after 3rd January 1933.

(f) The requirements referred to in sub-paragraph (d) are that the grooves of the tread pattern of every tyre fitted to the wheels of a vehicle mentioned in sub-paragraph (e) shall be of a depth of at least 1.6 mm throughout a continuous band situated in the central three-quarters of the breadth of tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre.”.

(3) In paragraph (6)(b) for “paragraph (1)(g)(i)” there shall be substituted “this regulation”.

(4) In paragraph 6 after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph–

“(c) A reference in this regulation to first use shall, in relation to a trailer, be construed as a reference to the date which is 6 months after the date of manufacture of the trailer.”.