Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979 so as to—

1. 1.

   designate, by adding item 16 in Schedule 2, an approval mark for safety belts following the adoption of ECE Regulation No. 16 (revised so as to contain the 03 series of amendments) and provide, by adding paragraph 14 to Schedule 3, for variations in that marking;

2. 2.

   designate, by adding item 2A in Schedule 4, an approval mark for rear-view mirrors following Commission Directive 79/795/EEC dated 20th July 1979 and provide, by adding paragraph 11 to Schedule 5, for variations in that marking; and

3. 3.

   correct minor errors and avoid minor inconsistencies.

Copies of the ECE Regulations referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationery Office.