The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Replacement of Catalytic Converters and Pollution Control Devices) Regulations 2009

23.—(1) The Motor Vehicles (Replacement of Catalytic Converters and Pollution Control Devices) Regulations 2009(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2—

(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—

“(1) A reference in these Regulations to a vehicle being of category M or N followed by a number in subscript is to be construed in accordance with—

(a) Article 4 of the Type Approval Regulation where the vehicle was approved pursuant to the requirements of that Regulation;

(b) Annex II to the second Framework Directive where the vehicle was approved pursuant to the requirements of that Directive; and

(c) Annex II to the first Framework Directive in all other cases.”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

““the 2020 Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020;”

““the Type Approval Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles;”;

(ii) in the definition of “a 715 relevant vehicle”, in paragraph (b), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii), substitute—

“(i) an EC certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the 1998 Regulations, 2009 Regulations or 2020 Regulations, or any equivalent provision of the law of a member State (other than the United Kingdom) or any other EEA state giving effect to Article 6 of the first Framework Directive, article 18 of the second Framework Directive or Article 36 of the Type Approval Regulation, or

(ii) a national certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the 1982 Regulations, the 1984 Regulations, the 2007 Regulations, the 2009 Regulations or the 2020 Regulations or any provision of a member State (other than the United Kingdom) or any other EEA state having equivalent effect,”;

(c) in paragraph (3)(a), after “Directive”, insert “or the Type Approval Regulation”;

(d) in paragraph (4)(c), after “the 2009 Regulations”, insert “or the 2020 Regulations”.

(1)

S.I. 2009/1899, as amended by S.I. 2011/1854.