The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Amendment of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

3.  In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (2), in the table—

(a) after the definition of “The Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations”, insert—

“The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019(1).
The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland)	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019(3), as it has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.
The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019, as it has effect in EU law.”;

(b) after the definition of “The Act of Accession”, insert—

“aerodynamic devices and equipment

devices or equipment that are designed to reduce the aerodynamic drag of road vehicles, with the exception of elongated cabs, type-approved in accordance with— (a) Article 4a of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations; (b) Article 4a of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland); or (c) Article 4a of The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations.”;

(c) after the definition of “ECE Regulation, followed by a number”, insert—

“elongated cab

the cab of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles that complies with— (a) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations; (b) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland); or (c) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations.”;

(d) in the definition of “overall length”, in paragraph (i)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (n), omit “or”, and

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (o) insert—

“; or

(p) any aerodynamic devices and equipment”; and

(e) in the definition of “overall width”—

(i) after sub-paragraph (m), omit “or”, and

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (n) insert—

“; or

(o) any aerodynamic devices and equipment”.

(1)

EUR 2012/1230, as amended by S.I. 2020/1393.

(2)

OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31.

(3)

OJ L 291, 12.11.2019, p. 17.