2001 No. 25
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54, 61, 63 and 66 of the Road Traffic Act 19881 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
PART IGENERAL
Citation and commencementI11
These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st February 2001.
RevocationI22
The instruments specified in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked.
InterpretationI33
1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the 1970 Directive” means Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6th February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers2 as last amended by Directive 98/14/EC of 25th March 19983;
“the 1982 Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 19824;
“the 1984 Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 19845;
“the 1988 Act” means the Road Traffic Act 1988;
“ambulance”, “armoured vehicle”, “hearse” and “motor caravan” have the meanings given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2;
“approval requirements”, in relation to a vehicle, means the requirements prescribed by section 54 of the 1988 Act as they apply to that vehicle and which are set out in regulation 5(1);
“axle weight”, “gross weight”, “kerbside weight”, “maximum gross weight” and “maximum permitted axle weight” have the meanings given in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations;
“the Construction and Use Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 19866;
“design gross weight” means the weight which the vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden;
“EEA State” means a State which is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 19937;
“family of types” has the same meaning as in Annex XII of the 1970 Directive;
“goods vehicle” means a vehicle of a kind specified in regulation 4(1)(b);
“kg” means kilograms;
“kph” means kilometres per hour;
“the Lighting Regulations” means the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 19898;
“mm” means millimetres;
“mph” means miles per hour;
“registered” means registered under the Vehicle Excise and Regulation Act 19949;
“relevant vehicle” has the meaning given in regulation 4(3);
“Schedule 2 vehicle” has the meaning given in Schedule 2;
“subject matter” means a subject matter in relation to which approval requirements are specified in Schedule 3 or 4 and “applicable subject matter” in relation to a vehicle means a subject matter as respects which approval requirements are applicable to the vehicle in accordance with these Regulations;
“wheel” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations.
2
References to vehicles of categories M1, M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3 are to vehicles of those categories as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive.
3
A reference in any provision of these Regulations to a prescribed fee is a reference to the fee (if any) for the time being prescribed for the purposes of that provision in regulations made under section 61 of the 1988 Act.
4
Paragraphs (7) and (8) of regulation 3 of the Construction and Use Regulations (determination of the numbers of wheels and axles of a vehicle) shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations other than item 16 of Schedule 3 as they apply for the purposes of the Construction and Use Regulations other than regulations 26 and 27.
5
For the purposes of these Regulations, a vehicle is to be regarded as being manufactured on or after a particular date if it is first assembled on or after that date, even if it includes one or more parts which were manufactured before that date.
6
Schedule 6 of these Regulations—
a
defines expressions relating to Community instruments and ECE Regulations (including references to complying with provisions of such instruments); and
b
sets out details of Community instruments and ECE Regulations referred to in these Regulations.
PART IIAPPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEVANT VEHICLES
Application of RegulationsI44
1
These Regulations apply to every motor vehicle—
a
to which the 1984 Regulations apply; or
b
to which the 1982 Regulations apply and which either has a design gross weight not exceeding 3,500 kg or complies with the requirements specified in paragraph (2).
2
The requirements referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are that the vehicle in question—
a
has a design gross weight exceeding 3,500 kg but not exceeding 5,500 kg;
b
has a kerbside weight not exceeding 3,425 kg; and
c
belongs to the same family of types as at least one vehicle to which these Regulations apply by virtue of paragraph (1) and which has been granted a Minister’s approval certificate on the basis that it complies with the approval requirements by virtue of these Regulations or the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 199610.
3
In these Regulations, “relevant vehicle” means a vehicle to which these Regulations apply.
Approval requirements for relevant vehiclesI55
1
Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the following are prescribed under section 54 of the 1988 Act as requirements as to the design, construction, equipment and marking of relevant vehicles—
a
in the case of any relevant vehicle, compliance with the requirements set out in column 3 of the Table in Schedule 3; and
b
in the case of any relevant vehicle which is not a Schedule 2 vehicle, and in relation to each item in the Table in Schedule 4 for which is specified in column 3(a) of that Table a date which is, or falls before, the date of manufacture of the vehicle, compliance with the requirements of the Community instruments set out in column 3(b) of that Table in relation to that item, or with any equivalent requirement of the ECE Regulations set out in column 3(c) of that Table.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), the requirements of paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply to a relevant vehicle until 1st August 2001.
3
Where, in the case of any relevant vehicle which is of category M1 and to which the requirements of paragraph (1)(b) would not otherwise apply, a person making an application in accordance with regulation 6 requests the Secretary of State in writing at the time of making the application that the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) be applied for the purposes of the application, those provisions shall so apply.
4
The items in Schedule 3 numbered 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 and 19 and the items in Schedule 4 numbered 3, 8, 10, 11, 26, 27 and 28 shall not apply to goods vehicles.
5
The requirements set out or referred to in column 3 of the Tables in Schedules 3 and 4 have effect subject to the exceptions and modifications set out in column 5 of those Tables.
6
An entry in column 4 of an item in the Table in Schedules 3 and 4 shall have effect for the purposes of interpreting or otherwise supplementing the entries in that item and, for convenience, expressions that are defined in that column are printed in bold type.
7
Where a provision of any Community instrument or ECE Regulation is applied by Schedule 4, that provision as so applied shall (except in so far as the contrary intention appears) have effect in relation to—
a
a vehicle to which the 1984 Regulations apply as it has effect in relation to a vehicle of category M1; and
b
a vehicle to which the 1982 Regulations apply as it has effect in relation to a vehicle of category N1.
8
A relevant vehicle shall be regarded as complying with all the requirements prescribed under section 54 of the 1988 Act if at least one of the following three conditions are satisfied in relation to each applicable subject matter mentioned in Schedule 3 or 4—
a
that the vehicle complies with the requirements set out in paragraph (1);
b
that requirements applicable to the vehicle are prescribed by regulation 4 of the 1984 Regulations or by regulation 4 of the 1982 Regulations in relation to the subject matter and the vehicle complies with those requirements;
c
that there is produced to the Secretary of State evidence that satisfies him that the vehicle has been found by a competent authority in another EEA State to comply with requirements applicable to the vehicle equivalent to those prescribed in relation to the subject matter.
9
For the purposes of paragraph (8)(b), the requirements prescribed by regulation 4 of the 1984 Regulations in relation to the subject matter mentioned in item 6 of column 2 of the Table in Schedule 3 to these Regulations (lamps, reflectors and devices) shall be regarded as the requirements prescribed in relation to—
a
installation of lighting and signalling equipment;
b
direction indicators;
c
headlamps and filament lamps;
d
side, rear and stop lamps;
e
rear reflectors; and
f
rear fog lamps.
10
For the purposes of paragraph (8), regulation 4(1A) of the 1984 Regulations shall have effect as if—
a
for sub-paragraph (a), there were substituted—
a
an entry in column (6) of Part I of Schedule 1 shall not apply to the vehicle if the vehicle was manufactured before the date specified or having effect as if specified in that entry;
b
the words after sub-paragraph (b) were omitted.
11
For the purposes of paragraph (8), regulation 4(2A) of the 1982 Regulations shall have effect as if—
a
for sub-paragraph (a), there were substituted—
a
an entry in column (6) of Part I of Schedule 1 shall not apply to the vehicle if the vehicle was manufactured before the date specified or having effect as if specified in that entry;
b
the words after sub-paragraph (b) were omitted.
12
If a relevant vehicle complies with all the requirements prescribed by—
a
regulation 4 of the 1984 Regulations (disregarding paragraph (9)); or
b
regulation 4 of the 1982 Regulations (disregarding paragraph (10)),
that are applicable to it, the requirements prescribed by this regulation shall not apply to it.
PART IIIMISCELLANEOUS
Application for Minister’s approval certificateI66
1
An application for the issue for a Minister’s approval certificate on the basis that the vehicle complies with the approval requirements by virtue of these Regulations shall be made to the Secretary of State.
2
The application shall be in a form which—
a
has been approved by the Secretary of State; and
b
has been duly completed so as to furnish all the information required by that form.
3
The application shall be accompanied by—
a
the documents mentioned in the form as being required in connection with the application; and
b
the prescribed fee.
4
As soon as reasonably practicable after he receives the application, the Secretary of State shall send to the applicant a notice stating the time when and the place where an examination for the purposes of the application is to be carried out.
5
The Secretary of State may by notice to the applicant alter the time when or the place where the examination is to be carried out, but he shall not alter the time to an earlier time without the consent of the applicant.
6
Where an application (“the original application”) made in accordance with the paragraphs (1) to (3) is refused other than by virtue of regulation 10 or on the grounds that the vehicle is not a relevant vehicle, a further application by the same applicant in respect of the vehicle shall be regarded as having been made in accordance with and pursuant to those paragraphs if—
a
it is made (orally or in writing) to the Secretary of State during the period of six months beginning with the date on which the original application was refused; and
b
at the time that he makes the further application, the applicant requests an examination to be carried out for the purpose of the further application—
i
during that period of six months; and
ii
except in the case of a Schedule 2 vehicle other than a left hand drive vehicle or a personally imported vehicle, at the place where the examination took place for the purposes of the original application.
7
Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall not apply to an application made in accordance with paragraph (6); and in the case of such an application—
a
the Secretary of State shall inform the applicant in such manner as he thinks fit of the time when and the place where the examination is to be carried out;
b
the Secretary of State may alter the time when or the place where the examination is to be carried out, but he shall not alter the time to an earlier time without the consent of the applicant;
c
if the Secretary of State so alters the time or place, he shall inform the applicant in such manner as he thinks fit of the time when and the place where the examination is to be carried out; and
d
the applicant shall pay the prescribed fee to the Secretary of State before the examination is carried out.
8
Paragraphs (4) to (7) shall not apply to an application for the issue of a Minister’s approval certificate under section 58(4) of the 1988 Act.
Assignment of vehicle identification numbersI77
1
Where it appears to the Secretary of State when an application is made for a Minister’s approval certificate in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (3) of regulation 6 that the vehicle to which the application relates does not have a vehicle identification number which—
a
complies with paragraph 3.1.1 of the Annex to Directive 76/114/EEC11 or that Directive as last amended by Directive 78/507/EEC12;
b
has been previously assigned to the vehicle under this regulation; or
c
does not fall within sub-paragraph (a) or (b), but is adequate for the purpose of enabling the vehicle to be identified,
he shall assign a vehicle identification number to the vehicle.
2
Where an application is made under regulation 6 for the issue of a Minister’s approval certificate under section 58(4) of the 1988 Act, paragraph (1) shall have effect as if the words “in accordance with paragraphs (1) to (3) of regulation 6” were omitted.
Criteria for determining design weightsI88
For the purposes of section 54(2) of the 1988 Act, where an application is made pursuant to regulation 6, the criteria for determining, as design weights, the axle weights and gross weights which in the opinion of the Secretary of State should not be exceeded in the case of a vehicle to which these Regulations apply are as follows—
a
the design of the vehicle, its construction and equipment and the stresses to which it is likely to be subject when used on a road;
b
any information which is available about the weight which a vehicle of that type was designed by the manufacturer to carry when used on a road; and
c
any information obtained from an examination of a vehicle of that type or a similar type with a view to ascertaining whether at the time of the examination, it complied with any requirement prescribed under section 54 of the 1988 Act and applicable to it.
AppealsI99
1
An appeal under section 60 of the 1988 Act by a person aggrieved by a determination made by the Secretary of State pursuant to an application under regulation 6 shall be made by including with the documents submitted a form which—
a
has been provided by the Secretary of State; and
b
has been completed so as to include a description of the grounds upon which the appeal is made and such other information as may be reasonably required by that form.
2
The appeal shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
3
The prescribed time within which an appeal against such a determination may be made is 14 days beginning with the date of the determination.
4
As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the receipt of the appeal the Secretary of State shall send to the appellant a notice stating the time when and the place where the re-examination for the purpose of determining the issues raised on the appeal is to be carried out.
5
The Secretary of State may by notice to the applicant alter the time when or the place where the re-examination is to be carried out, but he shall not alter the time to an earlier time without the consent of the applicant.
Refusal of application or appeal without an examination or a complete examinationI1010
1
In this regulation—
“appeal” means an appeal under section 60 of the 1988 Act in respect of the determination of an application;
“application” means an application under regulation 6 for the issue of a Minister’s approval certificate under section 58(1) of the 1988 Act;
“examination” means an examination for the purposes of an application or appeal; and
“examiner”, in relation to an examination, means the person appointed by the Secretary of State to conduct the examination.
2
The Secretary of State may refuse an application or appeal even though an examination has not been carried out if—
a
the vehicle is not submitted for examination at the time and place fixed under these Regulations for the examination;
b
the fee in respect of the examination is not paid at or before the time fixed under these Regulations for the examination;
c
the examiner is not able, with the facilities and apparatus available to him at the place at which the examination would otherwise be carried out, to complete the examination without the vehicle being driven or the engine run and the vehicle is not when submitted for examination, either for want of fuel or oil or for any other reason, fit to be driven or for the engine to be run to such extent as may be necessary for the purposes of carrying out the examination;
d
when the vehicle is submitted for the examination, the vehicle or any item which forms part of the vehicle or its equipment is so dirty or dangerous as to make it unreasonable for the examination to be carried out;
e
any things which are on the vehicle when it is submitted for the examination, and are not part of its equipment or accessories, are required by the examiner to be removed from the vehicle or to be secured in such a manner as he may think necessary and those things are not removed or secured accordingly;
f
when the vehicle is submitted for the examination, a proper examination cannot be carried out as a consequence of any door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, fuel cap or other device designed to be capable of being readily opened, being locked or otherwise fixed so that it cannot readily be opened;
g
when the vehicle is submitted for the examination, its condition is such that, in the opinion of the examiner, a proper examination of the vehicle would involve a danger of—
i
injury to any person, or
ii
damage to the vehicle or any other property;
h
when the vehicle is submitted for the examination, there is not permanently fixed to the chassis or main structure of the vehicle in a conspicuous and easily accessible position so as to readily legible, a vehicle identification number which—
i
complies with paragraph 3.1.1 of Annex to Directive 76/114/EEC or that Directive as last amended by Directive 78/507/EEC;
ii
has been assigned to the vehicle under regulation 7(1); or
iii
does not fall within sub-paragraph (i) or (ii), but appears to the Secretary of State to be adequate for the purpose of enabling the vehicle to be identified; or
i
the person who is the driver of the vehicle at the time it is submitted for the examination is requested to remain in it or its vicinity throughout the examination, to drive it, to operate its controls or to remove or refit its panels and he declines to do so.
3
Nothing in this regulation shall affect any power of the Secretary of State to refuse an application or to reject an appeal otherwise than under this regulation.
Form of certificateI1111
1
Subject to the following paragraphs, where a Minister’s approval certificate is issued under section 58(1) of the 1988 Act on the basis that the vehicle complies with the approval requirements by virtue of these Regulations, the certificate shall be in the form set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations or in a form to the like effect.
2
Where the certificate is issued on the basis that it relates to a vehicle falling within a class specified in column (2) of an item in the Table below there shall be inserted in the box under the words “Class Code” the letter specified in column (3) of that item.
(1) | (2) | (3) |
---|---|---|
Item | Class of vehicle | Letter |
1. | Left hand drive vehicle | N |
2. | Personally imported vehicle | P |
3. | Amateur built vehicle | A |
4. | Vehicle manufactured in very low volume | L |
5. | Vehicle manufactured using parts from a registered vehicle | C |
6. | Disabled persons vehicle | D |
7. | Rebuilt vehicle | S |
8. | Motor caravan, ambulance or hearse | M |
9. | Armoured vehicle | T |
10. | Vehicle not falling within any of the preceding classes specified in this Table | R |
11. | Vehicle which meets the condition set out in regulation 5(8)(c) | E |
3
Any letter or letters inserted pursuant to paragraph (2) may be followed by a zero and then by any letters or numbers that the Secretary of State thinks fit to insert.
4
Expressions used in this regulation which are the subject of definitions in Schedule 2 shall have the meanings given by those definitions.
5
This regulation shall apply to a Minister’s approval certificate issued under section 58(4) of the 1988 Act as it applies to such a certificate issued under section 58(1) of that Act as if for the words “section 58(1)” in the form set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations there were substituted the words “section 58(4)”.
Replacement certificatesI1212
1
If a Minister’s approval certificate has been lost or defaced, an application for issue of a replacement for the original certificate may be made, either orally or in writing, to the Secretary of State at the place from which the original certificate was issued.
2
The application shall—
a
specify the identification number of the vehicle in respect of which the original certificate was issued; and
b
be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
3
As soon as reasonably practicable after he receives the application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the applicant a replacement for the certificate to which the application relates and any such replacement shall have the same effect as the certificate which it replaces and shall be marked “replacement”.
NoticesI1313
Except as otherwise provided by these Regulations, every notice under them shall be in writing and may be given by post.
Obligatory certificatesI1414
1
Subject to paragraph (2) below, this regulation applies to all relevant vehicles.
2
This regulation does not apply—
a
to any ambulance or a motor caravan;
b
to any registered vehicle;
c
to a vehicle more than 10 years after the time when it was manufactured; or
d
to a vehicle that meets the requirements specified in paragraph (3).
3
The requirements referred to in paragraph (2)(d) are that—
a
the person by whom the vehicle is kept (“the keeper”) is a member of a visiting force or of a member of the civilian component of a visiting force;
b
the vehicle has been imported into the United Kingdom for the personal use of the keeper or of his dependants;
c
there is not in force with respect to the vehicle—
i
a Minister’s approval certificate issued in pursuance of these Regulations;
ii
a certificate of conformity;
iii
a Minister’s approval certificate in a form prescribed by regulation 14 of the 1982 Regulations or regulation 9 of the 1984 Regulations; or
iv
an EC certificate of conformity; and
d
not more than one other vehicle which meets the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) is kept in the United Kingdom by the keeper.
4
In paragraph (3) the expressions “member of a visiting force” and “member of a civilian component of a visiting force” shall bear the same meanings as in Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 195213.
5
The day appointed for the purposes of section 63(1) of the 1988 Act in relation to every vehicle—
a
to which this regulation applies; but
b
which is not of a class for which a day had previously been appointed for those purposes,
is 1st February 2001.
6
Without prejudice to any other Regulations having effect by virtue of section 63(1) of the 1988 Act, all vehicles to which this regulation applies are vehicles of a prescribed class for the purposes of that section.
7
The type approval requirements prescribed for the purposes of section 63(1) of the 1988 Act, in relation to every vehicle to which this regulation applies, are the approval requirements.
8
Section 63(1) of the 1988 Act shall not apply to the use of a relevant vehicle—
a
for the purpose of submitting it (by previous arrangement for a specified time on a specified date) before it is registered for an examination pursuant to an application under these Regulations;
b
for the purpose of bringing it away, before it is registered, from such an examination;
c
by an authorised person for the purpose of—
i
taking it to, or bringing it away from, a place where a part of such an examination is to be, or has been, carried out, or
ii
carrying out a part of such an examination, or
iii
warming up its engine in preparation for such an examination, before it is registered;
d
where an application under regulation 6 is refused following such an examination, for the purpose of—
i
delivering it (by previous arrangement for a specified time on a specified date) at a place where relevant work is to be done on it, or
ii
bringing it away from a place where relevant work has been done on it, before it is registered.
9
In this regulation—
“authorised person” means an examiner appointed under section 66A of the 1988 Act or a person carrying out such an examination under the direction of such an examiner;
“relevant work” means work done or to be done to remedy the defects on the grounds of which the application was refused (including work to alter the vehicle in some aspect of design, construction, equipment or marking on account of which the certificate was refused).
Licences not to be issued for vehicles unless appropriate certificates are in forceI1515
Where application is made for a licence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 199414 for a vehicle to which regulation 14 applies, the licence shall not be granted unless on the first application after the day appointed by Regulations made by virtue of the 1988 Act for a licence for that vehicle, there is produced evidence that there are one or more certificates in force for the vehicle under sections 54 to 58 of the 1988 Act from which it appears that the vehicle complies with the approval requirements.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
I28SCHEDULE 1INSTRUMENTS REVOKED
Instrument | Number |
---|---|
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996 | S.I.1996/3013 |
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 | S.I.1997/1366 |
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 | S.I.1997/2934 |
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 | S.I.1998/1008 |
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 | S.I.1999/2082 |
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 | S.I.1999/3226 |
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 | S.I.2000/1972 |
SCHEDULE 2SCHEDULE 2 VEHICLES
Meaning of “Schedule 2 vehicle”I161
A Schedule 2 vehicle is a relevant vehicle which is—
a
a left hand drive vehicle;
b
a personally imported vehicle;
c
an amateur built vehicle;
d
a vehicle manufactured in very low volume;
e
a vehicle manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle;
f
a disabled person’s vehicle;
g
a rebuilt vehicle;
h
a motor caravan as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive;
i
an ambulance as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive;
j
a hearse as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive; or
k
an armoured vehicle as defined in Annex II.A of the 1970 Directive.
Personally imported vehiclesI172
1
A vehicle is a personally imported vehicle if—
a
it has been imported by a person entering the United Kingdom;
b
that person had, at the time the vehicle was imported, been normally resident in a country other than the United Kingdom for a continuous period of at least 12 months;
c
that person intends to become normally resident in the United Kingdom;
d
the vehicle has been in the possession of that person and used by him in the country where he has been normally resident for a period of at least 6 months before its importation; and
e
the vehicle is intended for his personal or household use in the United Kingdom.
2
For the purposes of this paragraph a person shall be treated as being normally resident in the country where he usually lives—
a
for a period of, or periods together amounting to, at least 185 days in a period of 12 months;
b
because of his occupational ties; and
c
because of his personal ties.
3
In the case of a person with no occupational ties, sub-paragraph (2) shall apply with the omission of paragraph (b), provided that his personal ties show close links with that country.
4
Where a person has his occupational ties in one country and his personal ties in another country, he will be treated, for the purposes of this paragraph, as being normally resident in that latter country provided that either—
a
his stay in the former country is in order to carry out a task of a definite duration, or
b
he returns regularly to the country where he has his personal ties.
5
Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a United Kingdom citizen whose personal ties are in the United Kingdom but whose occupational ties are in a country other than the United Kingdom shall be treated for the purpose of this paragraph as normally resident in the country of his occupational ties, provided that he has lived there for a period of, or periods together amounting to, at least 185 days in a period of 12 months.
Amateur built vehiclesI183
1
A vehicle is an amateur built vehicle if—
a
the vehicle was constructed or assembled for the personal use of a relevant individual; and
b
the construction or assembly or a substantial part of the construction or assembly was carried out by—
i
the individual referred to in paragraph (a),
ii
one or more relevant individuals acting on his behalf and under his direction, or
iii
the individual referred to in paragraph (a) and one or more relevant individuals acting on his behalf and under his direction.
2
For the purposes of this paragraph, a reference to a relevant individual, in relation to a motor vehicle, is a reference to an individual who did not, at any time during the period when the construction or assembly of the vehicle was being carried out, carry on a business in the course of which motor vehicles are normally constructed or assembled.
Vehicles manufactured in very low volumeI194
1
A vehicle is a vehicle manufactured in very low volume if the condition specified in either paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) is complied with.
2
The condition specified in this paragraph is that the total number of vehicles of the family of types to which the vehicle in question belongs which are manufactured in the world for any period of 12 months falling within the period of 36 months immediately preceding the month in which the vehicle was manufactured does not exceed 200.
3
The condition specified in this paragraph is that the number of vehicles of the type variant to which the vehicle in question belongs which are manufactured in the world for any period of 12 months falling within the period of 36 months immediately preceding the month in which the vehicle was manufactured does not exceed 20.
4
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), a type variant consists exclusively of vehicles which do not differ in at least the following essential respects—
a
the manufacturer;
b
essential aspects of construction and design, that is to say in:
i
obvious and fundamental differences in the chassis, floor pan or other parts of the vehicle’s structure, or
ii
the power plant (whether internal combustion, electric or hybrid);
c
body style (by way of example, saloon, hatchback, coupe, cabriolet or estate);
d
the following further characteristics of the power plant:
i
its working principle (whether positive ignition or compression ignition, and whether four stroke or two stroke),
ii
the number and arrangement of its cylinders,
iii
differences in maximum power of more than 30% (the highest is more than 1.3 times the lowest), or
iv
engine capacity differences of more than 20% (the highest is more than 1.2 times the lowest);
e
number, position or interconnection of the powered axles; or
f
number or position of the steered axles.
Vehicles manufactured using parts of a registered vehicleI205
A vehicle is a vehicle manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle if—
a
it is constructed or assembled by a person carrying on a business in the course of which motor vehicles are normally constructed or assembled;
b
it is equipped with an engine which has previously been used as the engine of another vehicle which had been registered under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 or any earlier Act relating to the registration of mechanically propelled vehicles; and
c
it is equipped with one or more of the following components taken from the same vehicle as the engine—
i
chassis;
ii
body;
iii
suspension;
iv
an axle;
v
transmission; or
vi
steering assembly.
Disabled person’s vehicleI216
1
A vehicle is a disabled person’s vehicle if it is adapted or specially constructed so as to enable a person who has a disability to travel in the vehicle, whether as the driver or a passenger, in safety and reasonable comfort.
2
In sub-paragraph (1), “disability” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Disability Discrimination Act 199515.
Rebuilt vehiclesI227
A vehicle is a rebuilt vehicle if it—
a
is a vehicle to which the Secretary of State is required by regulation 7 to assign a vehicle identification number;
b
does not fall within either of the classes defined by paragraphs 3 or 5; and
c
has been rebuilt using a replacement chassis, or an integral chassis body, which is of the same design and construction as that of the original vehicle and which—
i
was supplied for the purpose without having been previously used, or
ii
previously formed part of a registered vehicle.
I29SCHEDULE 3APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEVANT VEHICLES
Sch. 3 in force at 1.2.2001, see reg. 1
(References to paragraphs (unless otherwise provided) mean references to the numbered paragraph in column 3 of the item in which the reference appears, and the expressions in bold type are defined in column 4)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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Item | Subject matter | Requirement | Definitions and supplementary provisions | Exemptions and modifications | |
1 | Doors, their latches and hinges |
| For the purposes of this item, “longitudinal plane” means a vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle. | Paragraph 3 shall not apply to doors which do not give direct access to a seat designed for normal use while a vehicle is travelling on a road. This includes any door, for which the longitudinal plane passing through the extreme inboard projecting point of such a door is more than 300mm distant from the longitudinal plane passing through the nearest edge of such a seat. | |
| The latching requirements in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall not apply to any power-operated door if the force applied by the power actuator is sufficient to keep the door completely closed even when any load is applied as described in paragraph 3. | ||||
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2 | Radio-interference suppression | The vehicle shall comply with the design, construction and fitting requirements of paragraph 6.1 of Annex 1 to Directive 72/245/EEC as last amended by Directive 89/491/EEC, or of paragraph 6.1 of ECE Regulation 10.01. | This item shall only apply to vehicles propelled by a spark ignition engine. | ||
3 | Protective Steering |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to—
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a vehicle if—
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to any switch fitted to the steering control of a vehicle if—
| |
4 | Exhaust emissions |
| For the purposes of this item—
| Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall not apply to—
Paragraphs 2(a) and (b) and 3 shall not apply to vehicles propelled by a 2-stroke engine. Paragraphs 2(c) and 2(d) shall not apply to vehicles having an effective date before 1st January 1999 which are either—
Paragraphs 3 and 4(b) shall not apply to vehicles fuelled solely by natural gas or to bi-fuelled vehicles when controlled to operate on either liquid petroleum gas or natural gas. Paragraph 4(c) shall not apply to vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas or natural gas. | |
5 | Smoke Emissions | If the vehicle has an effective date on or after 1 August 1979, when the engine by which it is propelled is subject to the free-acceleration test, the coefficient of absorption of the exhaust emissions from the engine immediately after leaving the exhaust shall not exceed—
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall only apply to vehicles propelled by a compression ignition engine. | |
6 | Lamps, reflectors and devices | The construction and equipment of the vehicle shall be such that its use on a road between sunset and sunrise would not constitute a contravention or a failure to comply with—
| For the purpose of this item, the Lighting Regulations shall have effect as if for every reference to the date on which a vehicle is first used there were substituted a reference to the date of manufacture of the vehicle. For the purposes of this item—
| This item, in so far as it requires any lamp (not being a filament lamp), reflector or device to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks), shall not apply to a vehicle if—
This item, in so far as it requires compliance with regulation 14 of the Lighting Regulations (filament lamps), shall not apply to a lamp, if by virtue of the preceding paragraphs, it could comply with this item without bearing any standard mark. This item, in so far as it requires the headlamps (including a filament lamp fitted to a headlamp) fitted to a vehicle to bear a particular standard mark (or one of two or more standard marks), shall not apply to headlamps that emit sufficient light to illuminate the road in front of the vehicle on both main and dipped beam. In the case of a rear direction indicator which is one of a number of lamps having a common housing and fitted to a left-hand drive vehicle, paragraph 2(b)(i) in Part 1 of Schedule 7 of the Lighting Regulations shall apply as if for “400 mm” there were substituted “480 mm”. In the case of an ambulance, motor caravan, hearse or armoured vehicle, exemptions shall be permitted in so far as the special purpose of the vehicle makes it impossible fully to comply, provided that all obligatory lamps, reflectors and devices are installed and the angles of visibility are not affected. | |
7 | Rear-view mirrors |
| For the purposes of this item—
“the adjustment requirements” In order to meet the adjustment requirements—
Provided that a mirror shall be regarded as meeting the requirements of sub-paragraph (a) above whether or not—
“The dimension requirements” In order for an exterior mirror to meet the dimension requirements, the dimensions of the reflecting surface must be such that an orthogonal projection onto a vertical surface accommodates a vertical line with a length of 70 mm and a rectangle with vertical sides of40 mm and horizontal sides of 70 mm. In order for an interior mirror to meet the dimension requirements, the dimensions of the reflecting surface must be such that an orthogonal projection onto a vertical surface accommodates a rectangle with vertical sides of40 mm and horizontal sides of 80 mm. “The rear view requirements” (see the Appendices 1 and 2 to this Schedule) In order for a mirror to meet the rear view requirements, it must be such that when the vehicle is positioned such that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the longitudinal planes a, b and c, with the driver seated in his normal upright driving position such that his eyes lie in the transverse eye plane and with the mirror correctly adjusted, he shall be able to see in that mirror—
In order to comply with the vibration requirements, a mirror shall be fixed to the vehicle in such a way that under normal driving conditions, it neither moves so as to change the field of vision, nor vibrate to an extent which would cause the driver to misinterpret the nature of the image received. | This item shall not apply to vehicles having not more than three wheels, if they comply with the requirements for motor-tricycles in Annex III to Directive 97/24/EC. The requirements of paragraph 2 shall not apply to motor caravans, ambulances, hearses or armoured vehicles (in each case) having a maximum gross weight exceeding 2,500 kg if the vehicle has been derived from a vehicle of category M2, M3, N2 or N3. Paragraph 4(b)(iii) shall not apply—
| |
8 | Anti-theft devices |
| This item shall not apply to disabled person’s vehicles | ||
9 | Seat belts |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to an adult belt fitted to a vehicle if the belt provides a level of safety equivalent to that provided by an adult belt which complies with the requirements of this item as they would otherwise apply to the belt but disregarding paragraph 2(b) and 3(b). | |
10 | Seat belt anchorages |
| For the purposes of this item—
Annex I to Directive 76/115/EEC Directive shall have effect as if for paragraph 4.4.1 there were substituted—
| Paragraph 3 shall not apply to anchorages which are so located that when used with an adult belt of a type for which they are intended to be used, if they provide a level of safety equivalent to that provided by anchorages that meet the requirements of that paragraph when used with an adult belt of a type for which they are intended. For motor caravans, ambulances and hearses, paragraph 1 shall apply only to seating positions where there is a seat intended for use while the vehicle is travelling on a road. An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of paragraph 1 if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. | |
11 | Installation of seat belts |
| For the purposes of this item—
| The requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply in relation to a seat fitted to a disabled person’s vehicle if the vehicle is fitted with a disabled person’s belt for that seat. Paragraph 2 shall have effect in relation to motor caravans, ambulances and hearses as if for “1st April 1987” there were substituted “1st October 1988”. Paragraph 3 shall have effect in relation to motor caravans, ambulances and hearses as if—
An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply on account of its special purpose. | |
12 | Brakes |
| For the purpose of this item—
| The requirements in paragraph 1 for the driver to be able to operate the service braking system while keeping both hands on the steering control, and the secondary braking system while keeping at least one hand on the steering control, shall not apply to a disabled person’s vehicle, provided that the vehicle is adapted to allow the driver to control the steering at all times while operating either braking system. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply to vehicles having not more than three wheels, if they comply with the requirments for motor-tricycles in the following provisions of Directive 93/14/EEC—
In relation to vehicles having not more than three wheels, paragraph 5 shall have effect as if—
Paragraph 7 shall not apply to a Schedule 2 vehicle other than:—
| |
| |||||
13 | Noise and silencers |
| For the purposes of this item, “S” means the rotational speed at which maximum power is produced. | Paragraph 1 shall only apply to vehicles propelled by an internal combustion engine. | |
14 | Glass in windscreens and other windows outside | The windows of the vehicle shall be fitted with glazing which complies with the requirements of regulations 31 and 32 of the Construction and Use Regulations to the extent (if any) that they apply to the vehicle. However, side screens may be constructed of safety glazing. | For the purposes of this item, the Construction and Use Regulations shall have effect as if every reference to the date on which a vehicle is first used were a reference to its effective date. For the purposes of this item—
| The requirements of regulation 32(2) and (7) of the Construction and Use Regulations shall not apply to the glazing fitted to any window, if that glazing provides a level of safety equivalent to glazing which complies with the requirements set out in column 3 of this item. In relation to a vehicle fitted with a near-side exterior mirror (in addition to the obligatory off-side exterior mirror) which meets the requirements of item 7 (rear-view mirrors), the requirements of regulation 32(10) of those Regulations shall not apply to the glazing fitted to any window every part of which is behind the driver. In relation to any glass fitted in a window of an armoured vehicle, the requirements of regulation 32(10) of those Regulations shall apply as if the values in column 4 of Table II of that regulation (minimum light transmission) were all 60 per cent. | |
15 | Seats and their anchorages |
| This item does not apply to seats not intended for normal use while the vehicle is travelling on a road (including seats exempt from Directive 74/408/EEC as last amended by Directive 81/577/EEC). This item does not apply to any seat designed for a person with a disability and fitted in a disabled person’s vehicle. | ||
16 | Tyres |
| For the purpose of this item—
| Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a tyre fitted to a vehicle, if the tyre provides a level of safety equivalent to a tyre that meets the requirements of that paragraph. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to a tyre fitted to a vehicle, if the tyre provides a level of safety equivalent to that provided by a tyre that complies with the requirements of that paragraph so far as it relates to BS AU 144e–1988. Paragraph 3(c) and (d) shall not apply to a tyre fitted to a vehicle for which information on the load capacity and speed capability have been separately provided. | |
17 | Interior fittings |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to a goods vehicle. This item shall not apply to any area inside a motor caravan, an ambulance or a hearse which is not inside the head impact zone for any designated seating position. An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of this item if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to any switches, controls or associated equipment designed for the use of a person with a disability and fitted in a disabled person’s vehicle Paragraph 4 shall not apply to any seat designed for a person with a disability and fitted in a disabled person’s vehicle Paragraph 5 shall not apply to—
Paragraph 7 shall not apply to parts covered with a non-rigid material and the hood-frames of convertible vehicles. For opening roofs, the requirements shall apply to parts, including devices for opening, closing and adjusting the roof, with the roof in the closed position. Paragraph 1 (in so far as it relates to the surface of an instrument panel) and paragraph 2 shall not apply to a vehicle if—
| |
18 | External projections |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to a goods vehicle. Those parts of a motor caravan, ambulance or hearse other than the driver’s cabin shall be exempted from any requirement of this item if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. An armoured vehicle shall be exempted from any requirement of this item if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that it is impossible for the vehicle to comply due to its special purpose. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to—
| |
19 | Speed-ometers |
| In this item “maximum speed” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations. | This item shall not apply to vehicles having a maximum speed of less than 25 mph. | |
20 | Wiper and washer system |
| This item shall not apply to a goods vehicle. This item shall not apply to vehicles not equipped with a windscreen through which the driver must look to obtain an adequate view of the road ahead, both directly in front of the vehicle and in front of both sides of the vehicle, from all normal seating positions. | ||
21 | Defrosting and demisting system |
| This item shall not apply to a goods vehicle. This item shall not apply to vehicles not equipped with a windscreen through which the driver must look to obtain an adequate view of the road ahead, both directly in front of the vehicle and in front of both sides of the vehicle, from all normal seating positions. | ||
22 | Fuel input | The vehicle shall be fitted with a fuel tank so constructed that it cannot readily be filled from a petrol pump delivery nozzle which has an external diameter of not less than 23.6mm without the aid of a device (such as a funnel) not fitted to the vehicle. | This item shall not apply to vehicles to which paragraph 2(c) or (d) in column 3 of item 4 (exhaust emissions) do not apply. | ||
23 | Design weights |
| For the purposes of this item—
| This item shall not apply to a goods vehicle. | |
24 | General vehicle construction |
| |||
25 | Plate for goods vehicles | Every goods vehicle shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 66 of the Construction and Use Regulations. |
I30SCHEDULE 4APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEVANT VEHICLES EXCEPT SCHEDULE 2 VEHICLES
Sch. 4 in force at 1.2.2001, see reg. 1
(The expressions in bold type are defined in column 4)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Subject matter | Design, construction and equipment requirements | Definitions and supplementary provisions | Exemptions and modifications | |||
|
|
| |||||
3 | Protective steering | 1st July 1991 | Directive 74/297/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 5 and 6 | ECE Regulation 12.01, paragraphs 5 and 6 | This item shall not apply to—
| ||
1st October 1996 | Directive 74/297/EEC as last amended by Directive 91/662/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 5 and 6 | ECE Regulation 12.03, paragraphs 5 and 6 | |||||
4 | Exhaust emissions | 1st January 1993 | Directive 70/220/EEC as last amended by: Directive 91/441/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 5, 7 and 8 (applies only to passenger cars) | ECE Regulation 83.01, paragraphs 5, 8 amd 13 | For the purposes of this item—
| ||
1st October 1994 | Directive 93/59/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 5, 7 and 8 (applies only to vehicles other than passenger cars) | ECE Regulation 83.01, paragraphs 5, 8 and 13 | |||||
1st January 1997 | Directive 94/12/EC, annex 1, paragraph 5 (applies only to passenger cars) | ECE Regulation 83.02, paragraph 5 | “Reference mass” has the same meaning as in Directive 70/220/EEC as last amended by Directive 96/69/EC. | ||||
1st October 1997 (applies from this date to Class I vehicles) | Directive 96/69/EC, annex 1, paragraph 5 | ECE Regulation 83.03, paragraph 5 | “Class I vehicle” means a goods vehicle (category N1) which has a reference mass not exceeding 1,250 kg (1,305 kg from 1st January 2001). | ||||
1st October 1998 (applies from this date to vehicles of category M1 other than passenger cars, Class II and Class III vehicles) | “ | “ | “Class II vehicle” means a goods vehicle (category N1) which has a reference mass exceeding 1,250 kg (1,305 kg from 2001) but not exceeding 1,700 kg (1,760 kg from 2001). | ||||
1st October 1999 | Directive 98/77/EC, annex 1, paragraph 5 (applies to vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas or compressed natural gas) | ECE Regulation 83.04, paragraph 5 | “Class III vehicle” means a goods vehicle (category N1) which has a reference mass exceeding 1,700 kg (1,760 kg from 2001). | ||||
1st January 2001 (applies from this date to passenger cars and Class I vehicles) | Directive 98/69/EC, annex 1, paragraph 5 (Phase I limits) | Does not apply until 1st January 2002 providing the vehicle is registered before that date. | |||||
1st January 2002 (applies from this date to vehicles of category M1 other than passenger cars, Class II and Class III vehicles) | “ | “Diesel passenger vehicle” means a vehicle of category M1 the maximum mass of which exceeds 2,000 kg, fitted with a compression ignition engine, and which is: | Does not apply until 1st January 2003 providing the vehicle is registered before that date. | ||||
1st January 2003 (until this date, a diesel passenger vehicle is treated as a vehicle of category N1) | “ |
| |||||
1st January 2006 (applies from this date to passenger cars and Class I vehicles) 1st January 2007 (applies from this date to vehicles of category M1 other than passenger cars, Class II and Class III vehicles) | Directive 98/69/EC annex 1, paragraph 5 (Phase 2 limits) “ | ||||||
8 | Anti-theft devices | 1st October 1998 | Directive 74/61/EEC as last amended by Directive 95/56/EC, annex V (electronic immobiliser) and annex VI (alarm system) | ECE Regulation 18.02, paragraph 7 and ECE Regulation 97.01 paragraphs 5,6 and 7 (alarm system) and paragraphs 31, 32 and 33 (immobiliser) | |||
10 | Seat belt anchorages | Directive 76/115/EEC as last amended by: | |||||
1st July 1991 | Directive 82/318/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 4 and 5 | ECE Regulation 14.02, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 | |||||
1st July 1997 | Directive 90/629/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 4 and 5 | ECE Regulation 14.03, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 | |||||
11 | Installation of seat belts | 1st July 1997 | Directive 77/541/EEC as last amended by: Directive 90/628/EEC, annex 1, paragraphs 3.1 to 3.1.9 | “disabled person’s belt” has the same meaning as in regulation 47(8) of the Construction and Use Regulations. | The requirements shall not apply in relation to a seat fitted to a disabled person’s vehicle if the vehicle is fitted with a disabled person’s belt for that seat. | ||
1st October 1999 | Directive 96/36/EC, annex 1, paragraphs 3.1 to 3.1.10 and 3.1.11 and 3.1.12 | ECE Regulation 16.04, (Supplement 8) paragraphs 8.1 to 8.1.10.3 and 8.1.11 to 8.1.12 | |||||
12 | Brakes | Directive 71/320/EEC as last amended by: | |||||
1st April 1995 1st October 1999 | Directive 91/442/EEC, annex 1, paragraph 2 Directive 98/12/EC, annex 1, paragraph 2.1.1.3 (Requirements for asbestos-free brake linings only) | ECE Regulation 13.06 paragraph 5 ECE Regulation 13.09, paragraph 5.1.1.3 or ECE Regulation 13H, paragraph 5.1.1.3 (Requirements for asbestos-free brake linings only) | |||||
31st March 2001 | Directive 98/12/EC, annex 1, paragraph 2 (All requirements) | ECE Regulation 13.09, paragraph 5 or ECE Regulation 13H, paragraph 5 (All requirements) | |||||
13 | Noise and silencers | 1st July 1991 | Directive 70/157/EEC as last amended by: Directive 84/424/EEC, annex 1, paragraph 5 | ECE Regulation 51.01, paragraph 5 | |||
1st January 1997 | Directive 92/97/EEC or Directive 96/20/EC, annex 1, paragraph 5 | ECE Regulation 51.02, paragraph 5 | |||||
26 | Carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption | 1st January 1997 | Directive 80/1269/EEC as last amended by Directive 93/116/EC, annex 1, paragraph 5 | ECE Regulation 101, paragraph 5 | |||
27 | Frontal impact | 1st October 2003 | Directive 96/79/EC, annex 2, paragraph 3 | ECE Regulation 94.01, paragraph 5 | |||
28 | Side impact | 1st October 2003 | Directive 96/27/EC, annex 2, paragraph 3 | ECE Regulation 95.01, paragraph 5 |
I31SCHEDULE 5FORM OF APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
Sch. 5 in force at 1.2.2001, see reg. 1
SCHEDULE 6COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTS AND ECE REGULATIONS
PART I
References to Community Instruments
I231
1
The Directives referred to in these Regulations are set out in Part II of this Schedule; those marked with an asterisk are Commission Directives, those marked with a cross are Directives of the European Parliament and the Council and the other Directives are Council Directives.
2
A reference in these Regulations to a Directive shown in column 2 of Part II of this Schedule as last amended by a Directive shown in column 3 against that Directive shall be read as follows.
3
The reference shall be read as a reference to the Directive shown in column 2 as amended by the Directives shown in column 3 against that Directive down as far as (and including) the Directive referred to as the last amending Directive.
I242
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 3 or 4 of these Regulations, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to a Directive (“the base Directive”) not followed by the words “as last amended by”; and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to the base Directive as last amended by a Directive shown against the base Directive in column 3 of Part II of this Schedule.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 3 or 4 of these Regulations, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to a Directive (“the base Directive”) as last amended by another Directive (“the amending Directive”); and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to the base Directive as last amended by a Directive shown—
i
against the base Directive, and
ii
below the amending Directive in column 3 of Part II of this Schedule.
References to ECE Regulations
I253
1
A reference in these Regulations to an ECE Regulation followed by a number which is not itself followed by a full-stop and 2 digits (for example “ECE Regulation 30”) shall be read as a reference to the ECE Regulation of that number which came into force on the date shown against that number in column (4) of Part III of this Schedule.
2
A reference in these Regulations to an ECE Regulation followed by a number which is itself followed by a full-stop and 2 digits (for example “ECE Regulation 30.01”) shall be read as a reference to the ECE Regulation of that number with the amendments in force on the dates shown against the number in column (4) of Part III of this Schedule.
I264
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 3 or 4 of these Regulations, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to an ECE Regulation (“the base Regulation”) that is not followed by a full-stop and 2 digits; and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to an entry in column (3) of Part III of this Schedule shown against that Regulation.
2
For the purposes of these Regulations, where a vehicle does not comply with an item in Schedule 3 or 4 of these Regulations, it shall nevertheless be regarded as complying with that item if—
a
that item contains a reference to an ECE Regulation (“the base Regulation”) that is followed by a full-stop and 2 digits; and
b
the vehicle would comply with that item were there substituted for that reference, a reference to an entry in column 3 of Part III of this Schedule shown—
i
against that Regulation, and
ii
below the entry in that column for that ECE Regulation and those 2 digits.
I275
In these Regulations, “ECE Regulation” means a Regulation 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 195817 as amended18 to which the United Kingdom is a party19.
PART IIREFERENCES TO COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES
References in Schedule 3
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
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Subject matter of | Directive | Principal Directive | Amending Directive | Official Journal reference |
Radio interference suppression | 72/245/EEC | L152, 6.7.72, p. 15 | ||
89/491/EEC* | L238, 15.8.89, p. 43 | |||
95/54/EC | L226, 8.11.95, p. 1 | |||
Protective steering | 74/297/EEC | L165, 20.6.74, p. 16 | ||
91/662/EEC* | L366, 31.12.91, p. 1 | |||
Diesel smoke | 72/306/EEC | L190, 20.8.72, p. 1 | ||
97/20/EC* | L125, 16.5.97, p. 21 | |||
Roadworthiness | 77/143/EEC | L47, 18.2.77, p. 47 | ||
88/449/EEC | L222, 12.8.88, p. 10 | |||
91/225/EEC | L103, 24.4.91, p. 3 | |||
91/328/EEC | L178, 6.7.91, p. 29 | |||
92/55/EEC | L225, 10.8.92, p. 68 | |||
Rear view mirrors | 71/127/EEC | L68, 22.3.71, p. 1 | ||
79/795/EEC* | L239, 22.9.79, p. 1 | |||
85/205/EEC* | L90, 29.3.85, p. 1 | |||
86/562/EEC* | L327, 02.11.86, p. 49 | |||
88/321/EEC* | L147, 14.6.88, p. 77 | |||
Seat belt anchorages | 76/115/EEC | L24, 30.1.76, p. 6 | ||
81/575/EEC | L209, 29.7.81, p. 30 | |||
82/318/EEC* | L139, 19.5.82, p. 9 | |||
90/629/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 14 | |||
96/38/EC* | L187, 26.7.96, p. 95 | |||
Seat belts | 77/541/EEC | L220, 29.8.77, p. 95 | ||
81/576/EEC | L209, 29.7.81, p. 32 | |||
82/319/EEC* | L139, 19.5.82, p. 17 | |||
90/628/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 1 | |||
96/36/EC* | L178. 17.7.96, p. 15 | |||
Braking | 71/320/EEC | L202, 6.9.71, p. 37 | ||
74/132/EEC* | L74, 19.3.74, p. 7 | |||
75/524/EEC* | L236, 8.9.75, p. 3 | |||
79/489/EEC* | L128, 26.5.79, p. 12 | |||
85/647/EEC* | L38, 31.12.85, p. 1 | |||
88/194/EEC* | L92, 9.4.88, p. 47 | |||
91/422/EEC* | L233, 22.9.91. p. 21 | |||
98/12/EC* | L81, 18.3.98, p. 1 | |||
Braking of 2/3 wheeled vehicles | 93/14/EEC | L121, 15.5.93, p. 1 | ||
Seat strength | 74/408/EEC | L221, 12.8.74, p. 1 | ||
81/577/EEC | L209, 29.7.81, p. 34 | |||
96/37/EC* | L187, 25.7.96, p. 28 | |||
Tyres | 92/23/EEC | L129, 14.5.92, p. 95 | ||
Interior fittings | 74/60/EEC | L38, 11.2.74, p. 2 | ||
78/632/EEC* | L206, 29.7.68, p. 26 | |||
Forward vision | 77/649/EEC | L267, 19.10.77, p. 1 | ||
81/643/EEC* | L231, 15.8.81, p. 41 | |||
88/366/EEC* | L181, 12.7.88, p. 40 | |||
90/630/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 20 | |||
External projections | 74/483/EEC | L266, 2.10.74, p. 4 | ||
79/488/EEC* | L128, 26.5.79, p. 1 | |||
Masses and dimensions | 92/21/EEC | L129, 14.5.92, p. 1 | ||
95/48/EEC* | L233, 30.9.95, p. 73 |
References in Schedule 4
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Subject matter of Directive | Principal Directive | Amending Directive | Official Journal reference | |
Protective steering | 74/297/EEC | L165, 20.6.74, p. 16 | ||
91/662/EEC* | L366, 31.12.91, p. 1 | |||
Exhaust emissions | 70/220/EEC | L76, 6.4.70, p. 1 | ||
91/441/EEC | L242, 30.8.91, p. 1 | |||
93/59/EEC | L186, 28.7.93, p. 21 | |||
94/12/EC+ | L100, 19.4.94, p. 42 | |||
96/69/EC+ | L282, 1.11.96, p. 64 | |||
98/77/EC+ | L286, 23.10.98, p. 34 | |||
98/69/EC+ | L350, 28.12.98, p. 1 | |||
Anti-theft devices | 74/61/EEC | L38, 11.2.70, p. 22 | ||
95/56/EC* | L286, 29.11.95, p. 1 | |||
Seat belt anchorages | 76/115/EEC | L24, 30.1.76, p. 1 | ||
82/318/EEC* | L139, 19.5.82, p. 9 | |||
90/629/EEC* | L341, 6.12.90, p. 14 | |||
96/38/EC* | L187, 26.7.96, p. 95 | |||
Seat belts | 77/541/EEC | L220, 29.8.77, p. 45 | ||
90/628/EEC | L341, 6.12.90, p. 1 | |||
96/36/EC* | L178, 17.7.90, p. 15 | |||
Braking | 71/320/EEC | L202, 6.9.71, p. 37 | ||
91/422/EEC* | L238, 27.8.91, p. 25 | |||
98/12/EC* | L81, 18.3.98, p. 1 | |||
Noise and silencers | 70/157/EEC | L42, 23.2.70, p. 16 | ||
84/424/EEC | L238, 6.9.84, p. 31 | |||
92/97/EEC | L371, 19.12.92, p. 1 | |||
Carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption | 80/1268/EEC | L375, 31.12.80, p. 46 | ||
93/116/EC* | L329, 30.12.93, p. 39 | |||
Frontal impact | 96/79/EC+ | L18, 21.1.97, p. 7 | ||
Side impact | 96/27/EC+ | L169, 8.7.96, p. 1 |
PART IIIREFERENCES TO ECE REGULATIONS
References in Schedule 3
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
---|---|---|---|
Subject matter of Regulation | ECE Regulation | Amending Series | Date |
Radio interference suppression | 10 | 17 Dec 1968 | |
10.01 | 23 June 1978 | ||
10.02 | 3 Sept 1997 | ||
Rear reflectors | 3 | 1 Nov 1963 | |
3.01 | 18 Aug 1982 | ||
3.02 | 11 July 1985 | ||
Rear view mirrors | 46 | 29 Sept 1975 | |
46.01 | 5 Oct 1987 | ||
Tyres | 30 | 1 April 1975 | |
30.01 | 10 Oct 1977 | ||
30.02 | 21 April 1981 |
References in Schedule 4
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
---|---|---|---|
Subject matter of Regulation | ECE Regulation | Amending Series | Date |
Protective steering | 12 | 1 June 1969 | |
12.01 | 8 Oct 1980 | ||
12.02 | 14 Nov 1982 | ||
12.03 | 24 Aug 1993 | ||
Exhaust emissions | 83 | 5 Nov 1989 | |
83.01 | 30 Dec 1992 | ||
83.02 | 7 Dec 1996 | ||
83.04 | 13 Nov 1999 | ||
Anti-theft devices | 18 | 1 March 1971 | |
18.02 | 3 Sept 1997 | ||
Alarm systems | 97 | 1 Jan 1996 | |
97.01 | 13 Jan 2000 | ||
Seat belt anchorages | 14 | 1 April 1970 | |
14.02 | 22 Nov 1984 | ||
14.03 | 29 Jan 1992 | ||
14.04 | 18 Jan 1998 | ||
14.05 | 4 Feb 1999 | ||
Seat belts | 16 | 1 Dec 1970 | |
16.04 | 22 Dec 1985 | ||
Braking | 13 | 1 June 1970 | |
13.06 | 22 Nov 1990 | ||
13.07 | 18 Sep 1994 | ||
13.08 | 26 March 1995 | ||
13.09 | 28 Aug 1996 | ||
13H | 11 May 1998 | ||
Noise and silencers | 51 | 15 July 1982 | |
51.01 | 27 April 1988 | ||
51.02 | 18 April 1995 | ||
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel consumption | 101 | 1 Jan 1997 | |
Frontal impact | 94 | 1 Oct 1995 | |
94.01 | 2 Aug 1998 | ||
Side impact | 95 | 6 July 1995 | |
95.01 | 12 Aug 1998 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Sch. 1 in force at 1.2.2001, see reg. 1