{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2011/20",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Insertion of regulation 30A into the principal Regulations",
  "text": "After regulation 30 of the principal Regulations (tyre loads and speed ratings) insert—\n“Tyre noise\n30A. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any replacement tyre (not being a retreaded or part-worn tyre) must be marked with an S mark where it is to be fitted to an axle of—\n(a) a passenger vehicle with 4 wheels or more;\n(b) a goods vehicle;\n(c) a dual purpose vehicle; or\n(d) a trailer constructed or adapted for use with a passenger vehicle, a goods vehicle or a dual purpose vehicle.\n(2) Paragraph (1) applies to—\n(a) Class C1d tyres on or after 1st March 2011; and\n(b) Class C1e tyres on or after 1st October 2011.\n(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—\n(a) tyres whose speed rating is less than 80km/h;\n(b) tyres whose nominal rim diameter does not exceed 254mm (code 10 as defined in Article 1a of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43) or is 635mm (code 25 as defined in Article 1a of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43) or more;\n(c) T-type temporary-use spare tyres; or\n(d) tyres designed only to be fitted to vehicles described in paragraph (1) that were registered for the first time before 1st October 1980.\n(4) In this regulation—\n“Class C1d tyre” means a tyre designed for a passenger vehicle with a nominal section width greater than 185mm but less than or equal to 215mm;\n“Class C1e tyre” means a tyre designed for a passenger vehicle with a nominal section width greater than 215mm;\n“dual purpose vehicle” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1981 Order;\n“nominal rim diameter” has the same meaning as in section 2.18 of Annex II of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43;\n“part-worn tyre” means a tyre that is not new when fitted;\n“replacement tyre” means—\n(a) a Class C1d tyre sold, or intended to be sold, on or after 1st March 2011;\n(b) a Class C1e tyre sold, or intended to be sold, on or after 1st October 2011; or\n(c) any other tyre sold, or intended to be sold, on or after the date these Regulations come into operation,\nwhere that tyre replaces, or is intended to replace, a tyre fitted to the axle of any vehicle to which paragraph (1) applies;\n“rim” has the same meaning as in section 2.19 of Annex II of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43;\n“S mark” means the marking designated as an approval mark by regulation 4 of the Approval Marks Regulations and shown at item 16 or 16A in Schedule 2 to those Regulations;\n“section width” has the same meaning as in section 2.12 of Annex II of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43; and\n“T-type temporary-use spare tyre” has the same meaning as in section 2.3.6.of Annex II of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43, and “temporary-use spare tyre” has the same meaning as in section 2.3.5 of Annex II of Community Directive 92/23 as amended by Community Directive 2001/43.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/20/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:23:35.497563+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}