Regulation 30 Amendments to Chapter VIII

(1)

In Article 41 (EU type-approval of vehicles produced in small series)—

(a)

in the heading—

(i)

for “EU” substitute “GB”;

(ii)

for “small” substitute “medium”;

(b)

in paragraph 1—

(i)

for “Member States” substitute “the approval authority”;

(ii)

for “an EU” substitute “a GB”;

(iii)

for “small” substitute “medium”;

(c)

in paragraph 3—

(i)

for “EU” the first time it occurs, substitute “GB”;

(ii)

for “small” substitute “medium”;

(iii)

omit “harmonised”;

(iv)

omit the words from “the identification” to “type-approval and for”;

(d)

in paragraph 4—

(i)

for “Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying” substitute “Secretary of State may by regulations lay”;

(ii)

for “EU” substitute “GB”;

(iii)

for “small” substitute “medium”;

(iv)

omit the second sentence;

(e)

for paragraph 5, substitute—

“5.

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend—

(a)
Appendix I of Part I to Annex II to set out the technical requirements for vehicle categories M, N and O, and

(b)
point 1 of Part A of Annex V accordingly as regards the quantitative annual limits.”.

(2)

In Article 42 (national type-approval of vehicles produced in small series)—

(a)

in the heading, and each time it occurs, omit “national”;

(b)

in paragraph 1, for “in the market of each Member State” substitute “in Great Britain”;

(c)

in paragraph 2—

(i)

for “Member States” the first time it occurs, substitute “The approval authority”;

(ii)

for the words from “those Member States” to the end, substitute “the vehicle type satisfies the relevant alternative requirements specified in Schedule 1 to the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020”;

(d)

in paragraph 4—

(i)

omit “harmonised”;

(ii)

omit the words from “the identification of” to “approval and for”;

(e)

for paragraph 5, substitute—

“5.

The Secretary of State may by regulations lay down the template and numbering system for the type-approval certificate of vehicles produced in small series which must bear the heading “GB small series vehicle type-approval certificate” and must bear the content and nature of the exemptions granted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article.”.

(3)

Omit Article 43 (validity of a national type-approval of vehicles produced in small series).