Regulation 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations

in paragraph (1) for sub-paragraph (xxii) substitute—

“(xxii)

a vehicle of historical interest;”;

in paragraph (2) omit sub-paragraph (i); and

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)

In this regulation “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.”.