The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 16 (braking systems of vehicles to which regulation 15 does not apply) by enabling an agricultural motor vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/432/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 96/63/EC. Such a vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/432/EEC.

Regulation 4 amends regulation 17 (vacuum or pressure brakes warning devices) by disapplying the requirements of the regulation in relation to an agricultural motor vehicle which complies with Council Directive 76/432/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 96/63/EC. These requirements do not, as before, apply to such a vehicle if it complies with Council Directive 76/432/EEC.

Regulation 5 amends regulation 46 (seat belt anchorage points) by enabling a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/115/EEC as amended by Council Directive 81/575/EEC, Commission Directive 82/318/EEC, Commission Directive 90/629/EEC and Commission Directive 96/38/EC. A vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/115/EEC or with that Directive as amended by Council Directive 81/575/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 82/318/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 90/629/EEC.

Regulation 6 amends regulation 47 (seat belts) so as to–

(a) enable a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 77/541/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 82/319/EEC, Commission Directive 90/628/EEC and Commission Directive 96/36/EC (A vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 77/541 or with that Directive as amended by Commission Directive 82/319/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 90/628/EEC); and

(b) permit the use of a child restraint system marked in accordance with–

(i) ECE Regulation 44 as amended by ECE Regulations 44.01, 44.02 and 44.03; or

(ii) BS AU 202b,

and, in the latter case, bearing the registered certification trade mark of the British Standards Institution.

Regulation 7 revokes regulation 88.

Regulation 8 makes consequential amendments to Table I of Schedule 2.

These Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to Directive 83/189/EEC of 28th March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1983, L109, p.9) as amended by Council Directive 88/182/EEC of 22nd March 1988 (OJ 1988, L81, p.75) and European Parliament and Council Directive 94/10/EEC of 23rd March 1994 (OJ 1994, L100, p.30).

A copy of the British Standard referred to above can be obtained from the British Standards Institution, Customer Service Department, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL (Tel: [phone]) or from the Stationery Office.

Copies of the relevant Directives and ECE Regulations can also be obtained from the Stationery Office. The details are set out below.

DIRECTIVES

Principal Instrument	Amending Instruments
Council Directive 76/432/EEC of 26th June 1975 (OJ No. L122, 8.5.76, p.1).	Commission Directive 96/63/EC of 30th September 1996 (OJ No. L253, 5.10.96, p.13).
Council Directive 76/115/EEC of 18th December 1975 (OJ No. L24, 30.1.76, p.6).	Council Directive 81/575/EEC of 29th July 1981 (OJ No. L209, 29.7.81, p.30), Commission Directive 82/318/EEC of 2nd April 1982 (OJ No. L139, 19.5.82, p.9), Commission Directive 90/629/EEC of 30th October 1990 (OJ No. L341, 6.12.90, p.14) and Commission Directive 96/38/EC of 17th June 1996 (OJ No. L187, 26.7.96, p.95).
Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28th June 1977 (OJ No. L220, 29.8.77, p.95).	Council Directive 81/576/EEC of 29th July 1981 (OJ No. L209, 29.7.81, p.32), Commission Directive 82/319/EEC of 2nd April 1982 (OJ No. L139, 19.5.82, p.17), Commission Directive 90/628/EEC of 30th October 1990 (OJ No. L341, 6.12.90, p.1) and Commission Directive 96/36/EC of 17th June 1996 (OJ No. L178, 17.7.96, p.15).

ECE REGULATIONS

Principal Instrument

Amending Instruments

Regulation 44 dated 22nd January 1981 and annexed to the Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts and Reciprocal Recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 20th March 1958 (Cmnd 2535) as amended (Cmnd 3562) to which the United Kingdom is a party by an instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on the 15th January 1963.

Amended on 17th November 1982, corrected on 26th January 1984, amended on 4th April 1986, 8th November 1987, 28th February 1989 and 29th November 1990, corrected on 11th September 1992 and amended on 12th September 1995.