1982 No. 1477
ROAD TRAFFIC

The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into Operation
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44(4) of the Road Traffic Act 19721 and now vested in him2, and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with the provisions of section 199(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1.

These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st December 1982 and may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982.

2.

The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 19813 are further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

3.

In Regulation 3 (Interpretation), in paragraph (1), after the definition of “normal working week” insert the following definition—

““play bus” means a motor vehicle which was originally constructed to carry more than 12 passengers but which has been adapted primarily for the carriage of playthings for children (including articles required in connection with the use of those things);”.

4.

In Regulation 5 (Classification of Vehicles and Application of Regulations), in paragraph (1), in the specification of Class V, for the words “Large passenger-carrying vehicles” substitute the words “Large passenger-carrying vehicles, play buses”.

David Howell
Secretary of State for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981, so as to define the expression “play bus” (Regulation 3) and to provide that play buses shall be within Class V (Regulation 4).