Paragraph 2

for column 4 there shall be substituted—

“For the purposes of this item—

• “driver’s air-bag” means a flexible bag fitted to a vehicle and designed to be filled with gas under pressure in order to protect the driver in the event of a collision involving the front end of the vehicle.

• “steering control” has the same meaning as in Directive 74/297/EEC.”; and

in column 5 after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted—

“Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a vehicle if—

(a)

the vehicle is not one that meets the requirements of paragraph 3 or 4 of Schedule 1;

(b)

it is fitted with a driver’s air bag; and

(c)

the driver’s air bag was fitted at the time the vehicle was manufactured.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply to any switch fitted to the steering control of a vehicle if—

(a)

the vehicle is not one that meets the requirements of paragraph 3 or 4 of Schedule 1; and

(b)

the switch is an integral part of the steering control as originally fitted to the vehicle by its manufacturer and that it can be depressed into the steering control by finger pressure.”