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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-testing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/218",
  "legislation_title": "The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/goods-vehicles-testing-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend Schedule 2 of the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 to allow goods vehicles not exceeding 3,500 kilograms manufactured before 1st January 1960 to be used on the roads without a vehicle test certificate. Article 4(2) of Directive 2009/40/EC (OJ L141, 6.6.2009, p.12) allows Member States to exempt such vehicles from roadworthiness testing.\nA copy of Directive 2009/40/EC may be downloaded without charge from EUR-Lex, the European Law website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm).\nAn Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online athttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/218/note",
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  "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."
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