The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 1982

Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 1479

MERCHANDISE MARKS

The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 1982

Made

18th October 1982

Laid before Parliament

28th October 1982

Coming into Operation

19th November 1982

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1972(1) and now vested in him(2), 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 19th November 1982 and may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 1982.

2.  The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979(3) shall be amended so as to have effect in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

3.  In Schedule 2, after the items the numbers of which are shown in column (1) of the Table below, insert, respectively, the new items specified in the Schedule to these Regulations the numbers of which are shown in column (2) of that Table.

TABLE

(1)	(2)
3	3A and 3B
12A	12B
13A	13B and 13C
15C	15D
25A	25B and 25C
36	36A

4.  In Schedule 4, after item 23, add the following new item:—

Safety belt.

The belt

Council Directive 77/541/EEC of 28th June 1977 as amended by Commission Directive 82/319/EEC of 2nd April 1982.

O.J. L139, 19.5.82, p. 17

1, 2 and 10”

5.  In Schedule 5, in paragraph 10—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “In the marking relating to item 23” substitute the words “In the markings relating to items 23 and 23A”; and

(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for the full stop at the end of sub–paragraph (v) substitute “; and”, and after that sub–paragraph add the following sub–paragraph:—

“(vi) the letter “N” if the retractor forming part of the motor vehicle part has special properties as regards use in a vehicle in category M2, M3, N1, N2 or N3.”.

David Howell

Secretary of State for Transport

18th October 1982

SCHEDULE (NEW ITEMS INSERTED INTO SCHEDULE 2 TO THE MOTOR VEHICLES (DESIGNATION OF APPROVAL MARKS) REGULATIONS 1979)

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
3A		Reflex reflector.	The reflex reflector	3 (amendment, 20 March 1982)	1, 2, 3 and 4
3B		Reflex reflector incorporated with rear position side light.	The reflex reflector	3 (amendment, 20th March 1982)	1, 2, 3 and 4
12B		Motor vehicle approved in respect of the protection of the driver against the steering mechanism in the event of impact.	The vehicle	12 (amendment, 14th November 1982)	1 and 2
13B		Motor vehicle approved in respect of its brakes.	The vehicle	13 (amendment, 11th August 1981)	1 and 2
13C		Motor vehicle in category M2 or M3 approved in respect of its brakes and which has satisfied the type II bis test prescribed in ECE Regulation 13.	The vehicle	13 (amendment, 11th August 1981)	1 and 2
15D		Motor vehicle equipped with a spark–ignition engine (or compression ignition engined vehicle of category M1 or N1) approved in respect of the emission of gaseous pollutants by the engine.	The vehicle	15 (amendment, 20th October 1981)	1
25B		Head restraint incorporated in a vehicle seat.	The head restraint	25 (amendment, 11th August 1981)	1 and 2
25C		Head restraint not incorporated in a vehicle seat.	The head restraint	25 (amendment, 11th August 1981)	1 and 2
36A		Motor vehicle approved in respect of its structural features.	The vehicle	36 (amendment, 8th February 1982)	1 and 7

EXPLANATORY NOTE

1.  These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979.

2.  The markings which are shown in the diagrams in column (2) of the Schedule to these Regulations are designated as approval marks. These designations result from the amendments mentioned in column (5) in that schedule to the relevant ECE Regulations mentioned in column (5) of Schedule 2 to the 1979 Regulations (see Regulation 3 and the Schedule).

3.  A new item numbered 23A has been added to Schedule 4 to the 1979 Regulations as regards safety belts in consequence of Commission Directive 82/319/EEC (see Regulation 4) and a minor consequential amendment is made to Schedule 5 to the 1979 Regulations (see Regulation 5).

4.  Copies of the ECE Regulations and the Commission Directive may be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

(1)

section 63(1) was amended by the Designation of Approval Marks (European Communities) Regulations 1973 (S.I. 1973/1193).

(2)

S.I. 1979/571 and 1981/238.

(3)

as amended by S.I. 1980/582, 2027, 1981/126 and 1732.