Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.
Regulation 2 amends regulation 21 (braking systems of vehicles to which regulation 20 does not apply) by enabling an agricultural motor vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/432/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 96/63/EC. Such a vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/432/EEC.
Regulation 3 amends regulation 22 (vacuum or pressure brakes waring devices) by disapplying the requirements of the regulation in relation to an agricultural motor vehicle which complies with Council Directive 76/432/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 96/63/EC. These requirements do not, as before, apply to such a vehicle if it complies with Council Directive 76/432/EEC.
Regulation 4 amends regulation 54 (seat belt anchorage points) by enabling a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/115/EEC as amended by Council Directive 81/575/EEC, Commission Directive 82/318/EEC, Commission Directive 90/629/EEC and Commission Directive 96/38/EC. A vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 76/115/EEC or with that Directive as amended by Council Directive 81/575/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 82/318/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 90/629/EEC.
Regulation 5 amends regulation 55 (seat belts) so as to—
enable a vehicle to meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 77/541/EEC as amended by Commission Directive 82/319/EEC, Commission Directive 90/628/EEC and Commission Directive 96/36/EC (A vehicle can, as before, meet the requirements of the regulation by complying with Council Directive 77/541 or with that Directive as amended by Commission Directive 82/319/EEC or with that Directive as further amended by Commission Directive 90/628/EEC); and
permit the use of a child restraint system marked in accordance with—
ECE Regulation 44 as amended by ECE Regulations 44.01, 44.02 and 44.03; or
BS AU 202b,
and, in the latter case, bearing the registered certification trade mark of the British Standards Institution.
Regulation 6 revokes regulation 102.
Regulation 7 makes consequential amendments to Table 1 of Schedule 1.
These Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to the European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC of 22nd June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (O.J. No. L204, 21.7.98, p. 37).
A copy of the British Standard referred to above can be obtained from the British Standards Institution, Customer Service Department, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL (Tel: 0181 996 9000) or from the Stationery Office.
Copies of the relevant Directives and ECE Regulations can also be obtained from the Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.