{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1985-3821/annex-I/division-VI/division-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1985-3821/annex-I/division-VI/division-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1985/3821",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording equipment in road transport",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1985-3821",
  "path": "annex/I/division/VI/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Periodic inspections",
  "text": "(a) Periodic inspections of the equipment fitted to vehicles shall take place at least every two years and may be carried out in conjunction with roadworthiness tests of vehicles.\nThese inspections shall include the following checks:\nthat the equipment is working correctly,\nthat the equipment carries the type approval mark,\nthat the installation plaque is affixed,\nthat the seals on the equipment and on the other parts of the installation are intact,\nthe actual circumference of the tyres.\n(b) An inspection to ensure compliance with the provision of Chapter III (f) 3 on the maximum tolerances in use shall be carried out at least once every six years, although each Member State may stipulate a shorter interval or such inspection in respect of vehicles registered in its territory. Such inspections must include replacement of the installation plaque.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1985/3821/annex/I/division/VI/division/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:05:16.849228+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}