Regulation 2 Amendment of the Goods Vehicles (Testing) Regulations

for paragraph 32 substitute—

“32.

(1)

Vehicles being—

(a)

goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms first used before 1^st January 1960, used unladen and not drawing a laden trailer; or

(b)

trailers manufactured before 1^st January 1960 and used unladen,

which have not undergone substantial changes in the technical characteristics of their main components.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph any determination as to when a goods vehicle is first used shall be made as provided in regulation 2(4) of the Construction and Use Regulations.”; and

for paragraph 41 substitute—

“41.

(1)

Goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms and being a vehicle of historical interest.

(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph “vehicle of historical interest” means a vehicle which the Department considers to be of historical interest to Northern Ireland and which—

(a)

was manufactured or registered for the first time at least 40 years previously;

(b)

is of a type no longer in production; and

(c)

is historically preserved or maintained in its original state and has not undergone substantial changes in the technical characteristics of its main components,

where “type” in relation to the vehicle has the same meaning as “type of vehicle” in Article 3(32) of 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^f2.”.