CHAPTER III U.K. OBLIGATIONS OF [F1 THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY]

Article 6 U.K. Granting of [F2 GB] type-approval

1. If the relevant requirements are met, the approval authority shall grant [F3 GB] type-approval and issue a type-approval number in accordance with the numbering system set out in [F4 Annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683].

2. For the purposes of Section 3 of that type-approval number, one of the following letters shall be used:

(a) for the approval of vehicles with regard to pedestrian protection:

• (a) ‘A’ if the vehicle complies with Section 2 of Annex I,

• ‘B’ if the vehicle complies with Section 3 of Annex I;

(b) for the approval of a vehicle with regard to it being fitted with a frontal protection system or the approval of a frontal protection system to be supplied as a separate technical unit:

• (b) ‘A’ if the frontal protection system complies with Section 5 of Annex I with respect to the application of points 5.1.1.1, 5.1.2.1, 5.2 and 5.3 thereof,

• ‘B’ if the frontal protection system complies with Section 5 of Annex I with respect to the application of points 5.1.1.2, 5.1.2.1, 5.2 and 5.3 thereof,

• ‘X’ if the frontal protection system complies with Section 5 of Annex I with respect to the application of points 5.1.1.3, 5.1.2.2, 5.2 and 5.3 thereof.

3. [F5 The approval] authority shall not assign the same number to another type of vehicle or type of frontal protection system.

4. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the approval authority shall deliver the [F3 GB] type-approval certificate established in accordance with the following:

(a) the model set out in Part 1 of Annex III for a type of a vehicle with regard to pedestrian protection;

(b) the model set out in Part 2 of Annex III for a type of a vehicle with regard to it being fitted with a frontal protection system;

(c) the model set out in Part 3 of Annex III for a type of a frontal protection system to be supplied as a separate technical unit.

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in Art. 6 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(7)(a)

F3 Word in Art. 6 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(7)(a)

F4 Words in Art. 6(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(7)(b)

F5 Words in Art. 6(3) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(7)(c)

Article 7 U.K. [F6 GB] type-approval mark

Every frontal protection system approved in accordance with this Regulation under the type-approval of a vehicle with regard to it being fitted with a frontal protection system, or the type-approval of a frontal protection system to be supplied as a separate technical unit, shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation and shall be granted, and consequently bear, [F7 a GB] type-approval mark established in accordance with the provisions set out in Annex IV.

Textual Amendments

F6 Word in Art. 7 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(8)(a)

F7 Words in Art. 7 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(8)(b)

Article 8 U.K. Modification of the type and amendments to approvals

Any modification of the vehicle forward of the A-pillars or of the frontal protection system which affects either the structure, the main dimensions, the materials of the outer surfaces of the vehicle, the fixing methods or the external or internal component arrangement, and which may have a significant influence on the results of the tests, shall be regarded as an amendment pursuant to [F8 Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858] and thus require a new application for type-approval.

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in Art. 8 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(9)

Article 9 U.K. Timetable for application to vehicles

1. With effect from the date set out in the second paragraph of Article 16, [F9 the approval authority] shall refuse, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, to grant [F10 GB type-approval]F11 ..., in respect of the following new vehicle types:

(a) category M₁ which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 4 of Annex I;

(b) category M₁ of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 2 or Section 3 of Annex I;

(c) category N₁ derived from M₁ and of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Sections 2 and 4 or Sections 3 and 4 of Annex I.

2. With effect from 24 February 2011, [F12 the Secretary of State] shall, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, consider the certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of [F13 Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858], and shall prohibit the registration, sale and entry into service of the following new vehicles which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 4 of Annex I to this Regulation:

(a) vehicles of category M₁;

(b) vehicles of category N₁ derived from M₁ and of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg.

3. With effect from 24 February 2013, [F14 the approval authority] shall refuse, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, to grant [F10 GB type-approval]F15 ..., in respect of the following new vehicle types:

(a) category M₁ of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I;

(b) category N₁ derived from M₁ and of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I.

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5. With effect from 24 February 2015, [F17 the approval authority] shall refuse, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, to grant [F10 GB type-approval]F18 ... in respect of the following new vehicle types:

(a) category M₁ of maximum mass exceeding 2 500 kg which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I;

(b) category N₁ which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Sections 3 and 4 of Annex I.

6. With effect from 24 August 2015, [F19 the Secretary of State] shall, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, consider the certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of [F20 Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858], and shall prohibit the registration, sale and entry into service of new category N₁ vehicles which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 4 of Annex I to this Regulation.

7. With effect from 24 February 2018, [F21 the Secretary of State] shall, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, consider the certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of [F22 Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858], and shall prohibit the registration, sale and entry into service of the following new vehicles:

(a) category M₁ of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg, which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I to this Regulation;

(b) category N₁ derived from M₁, and of maximum mass not exceeding 2 500 kg, which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I to this Regulation.

8. With effect from 24 August 2019, [F23 the Secretary of State] shall, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, consider the certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of [F24 Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858], and shall prohibit the registration, sale and entry into service of the following new vehicles:

(a) category M₁ of maximum mass exceeding 2 500 kg, which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I to this Regulation;

(b) category N₁ which do not comply with the technical provisions set out in Section 3 of Annex I to this Regulation.

9. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 8 of this Article and subject to the entry into force of the measures adopted pursuant to Article 4(6), if a manufacturer so requests, [F25 the approval authority] shall not, on grounds relating to pedestrian protection, refuse to grant [F10 GB type-approval]F26 ... for a new type of vehicle or prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of a new vehicle, where the vehicle concerned complies with the technical provisions set out in Sections 3 or 4 of Annex I.

Textual Amendments

F9 Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(b)(i)

F10 Words in Art. 9 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(a)

F11 Words in Art. 9(1) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(b)(ii)

F12 Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(c)(i)

F13 Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(c)(ii)

F14 Words in Art. 9(3) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(d)(i)

F15 Words in Art. 9(3) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(d)(ii)

F16 Art. 9(4) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(e)

F17 Words in Art. 9(5) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(f)(i)

F18 Words in Art. 9(5) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(f)(ii)

F19 Words in Art. 9(6) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(g)(i)

F20 Words in Art. 9(6) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(g)(ii)

F21 Words in Art. 9(7) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(g)(i)

F22 Words in Art. 9(7) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(g)(ii)

F23 Words in Art. 9(8) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(g)(i)

F24 Words in Art. 9(8) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(g)(ii)

F25 Words in Art. 9(9) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(h)(i)

F26 Words in Art. 9(9) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(10)(h)(ii)

Article 10 U.K. Application to frontal protection systems

1. [F27 The approval authority] shall refuse to grant [F28 GB] type-approval F29 ... of a new type of vehicle with regard to it being fitted with a frontal protection system, or [F28 GB] separate technical unit type-approval of a new type of frontal protection system, which does not comply with the requirements laid down in Sections 5 and 6 of Annex I.

2. [F30 The Secretary of State] shall, on grounds relating to frontal protection systems, consider the certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of [F31 Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858] and shall prohibit the registration, sale and entry into service of new vehicles which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Sections 5 and 6 of Annex I to this Regulation.

3. The requirements set out in Sections 5 and 6 of Annex I to this Regulation shall apply to frontal protection systems supplied as separate technical units for the purposes of [F32 Article 50 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858].

Textual Amendments

F27 Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(11)(a)(i)

F28 Word in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(11)(a)(ii)

F29 Words in Art. 10(1) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(11)(a)(iii)

F30 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(11)(b)(i)

F31 Words in Art. 10(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(11)(b)(ii)

F32 Words in Art. 10(3) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(11)(c)

F33 Article 11 U.K. Collision avoidance systems

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Textual Amendments

F33 Arts. 11-14 omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(12)

F33 Article 12 U.K. Monitoring

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Textual Amendments

F33 Arts. 11-14 omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(12)

F33 Article 13 U.K. Penalties

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Textual Amendments

F33 Arts. 11-14 omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(12)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Ch. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 50(6)