# The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022, Regulation 25: Amendments to Chapter III


(1) In the heading to Chapter III, for “EU” substitute “GB”.
(2) In Article 22 (procedures for EU type-approval)—
(a) in the heading, and in paragraphs 4 and 5, for “EU” each time it occurs, substitute “GB”;
(b) after paragraph 4, insert—
“4A. Until 31 July 2026 for M and N category vehicles, and 31 July 2027 for O category vehicles, where the approval authority is considering whether to grant multi-stage type-approval in respect of a completed vehicle, it may, for the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, paragraphs 2 and 6 of Article 26, and paragraphs 2.1, 3.2 and 4.1 of Annex IX, consider any EU type-approvals which are valid under the EU Type Approval Regulation and have been issued in respect of the incomplete or complete vehicle or its systems and components, as valid GB type-approvals granted under this Regulation pursuant to the technical requirements in the regulatory acts listed in Annex II.
4B. Paragraph 4A does not apply where the approval authority is considering whether to grant multi-stage type-approval to a single manufacturer, or two or more manufacturers who are part of a group of connected manufacturers, as defined in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles.”.
(3) In Article 23 (application for EU type-approval)—
(a) in the heading, and in paragraph 1, for “EU”;
(b) substitute “GB”;
(c) in paragraph 2—
(i) in the first subparagraph, omit the second sentence;
(ii) omit the second subparagraph;
(d) omit paragraph 3.
(4) In Article 24 (information folder)—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) in point (a), for “implementing acts referred to in paragraph 4” substitute “retained direct EU legislation made under paragraph 4 as it had effect before IP completion day, or regulations made under paragraph 4 as it is now in force, except where paragraph 1A applies”;
(ii) in point (d), for “EU” substitute “GB”;
(b) after paragraph 1, insert—
“1A. The information document submitted as part of an information folder accompanying an application for GB type-approval in relation to a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit, which has previously been used to apply for an EU type-approval in accordance with the EU Type Approval Regulation, may be in the same format as the information document used to apply for that EU type-approval, if the application is made—
(a) before 1st August 2026, in the case of a vehicle in category M or N, or
(b) before 1st August 2027, in the case of a vehicle in category O, a component or a separate technical unit.”;
(c) for paragraph 4, substitute—
“4. The Secretary of State may, by regulations prescribe—
(a) the template for the information document and any other part of the information folder, and
(b) a harmonised electronic format for the purposes of paragraph 3 of this Article.”.
(5) In Article 25 (additional information to be provided with an application for EU type-approval)—
(a) in the heading, for “EU” substitute “GB”;
(b) in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, for “EU type-approval” each time it occurs, substitute “GB type-approval”;
(c) in paragraph 1, in the second subparagraph, for “EU” substitute “GB”;
(d) in paragraph 3(b), for “EU whole-vehicle” substitute “GB whole-vehicle”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2022/9780348239935/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-road-vehicles-and-non-road-mobile-machinery-type-approval-amendment-and-transitional-provisions-eu-exit-regulations-2022/regulation-25
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