Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “appeal” means an appeal made in accordance with regulation 10 of the Approval Regulations;

• “the Approval Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996^f1;

• “exceptional circumstances” means an accident, a fire, an epidemic, severe weather, a failure in the supply of essential services or other unexpected happening (excluding a breakdown or mechanical defect in a vehicle or non delivery of spare parts for that vehicle);

• “further application” means an application made in accordance with regulation 7(6) of the Approval Regulations;

• “original application” means an application made in accordance with regulation 7(1) to (3) of the Approval Regulations, not being a further application;

• “out of hours” means at any time either—

  1. (a)

     on any day which is a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day or a Bank holiday (as defined in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f2); or

  2. (b)

     on any other day, other than between—

     1. (i)

        8.00 am and 5.00 pm on a Monday to Thursday inclusive, or

     2. (ii)

        8.00 am and 4.30 pm on a Friday;

• “relevant goods vehicle” means a goods vehicle to which Part III of the Approval Regulations applies; and

• “relevant passenger vehicle” means a vehicle to which Part II of the Approval Regulations applies.

Without prejudice to section 17 of the Interpretation Act 1978^f3 and subject to the context, a reference in these Regulations to any enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of that Act) is a reference to that enactment as from time to time amended or re-enacted with or without modification.