# The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Part I of Schedule 7 to the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 so as to update requirements for fire extinguishers fitted to Minibuses including the requirement that a fire extinguisher has a minimum capacity of two litres.
The requirement to remove halon gas from fire extinguishers is contained within Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2000 and Regulation (EC) No. 1005/2009 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p.1-24) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p.1-30).
These Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to European Parliament and Council Directive 98/34/EC
An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from the Safe and Sustainable Travel Division, Department for Infrastructure, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/140/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/note
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