The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

6.  In Schedule 5 after paragraph 15 there shall be added the following paragraphs —

“16.   In relation to the marking prescribed at item No. 34 in Schedule 4 —

(a) the symbol , indicating that the burning rate of the material has been determined for both the horizontal and the vertical directions, shall be varied, where appropriate, to either of the symbols or to indicate respectively that the burning rate has been determined for either the horizontal or vertical direction;

(b) the symbol shall only form part of the marking if the component has been approved according to its melting behaviour;

(c) the symbol shall only form part of the marking if the component has been approved as a complete device;

(d) the last four digits of the number below the rectangle shall be varied so as to be the number of the approval document issued for the motor vehicle part concerned; and

(e) the symbols referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above and the number referred to in sub-paragraph (d) shall be placed in the vicinity of the rectangle.

17.   In relation to the marking prescribed at item No 35 in Schedule 4 —

(a) the symbol “AI”, indicating that the component or the separate technical unit is a combination of both a vehicle alarm system and an immobilizer, shall be varied, where appropriate, to either of the symbols “A” or “I” to indicate respectively that the component or separate technical unit is either a vehicle alarm system or an immobilizer;

(b) the last four digits of the number to the right of the rectangle shall be varied so as to be the number of the approval document issued for the motor vehicle part concerned; and

(c) the combination of any symbol referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above and the number referred to in sub-paragraph (b) shall be placed in the vicinity of the rectangle.

18.   The number shown outside and below the rectangle shall be in the vicinity of the rectangle and its last four digits shall be varied so as to be the number of the approval document issued for the motor vehicle part concerned.”.