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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-designation-of-approval-marks-amendment-regulations-1985/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-designation-of-approval-marks-amendment-regulations-1985/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1985/113",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-designation-of-approval-marks-amendment-regulations-1985",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "1. These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979.\n2. By virtue of these amendments (see Regulation 3):—\n(a) new markings relating to motor vehicles approved in respect of their brakes are prescribed (by adding items 13D and 13E to Schedule 2) in consequence of amendments dated 26th November 1984 to ECE Regulation 13;\n(b) new markings relating to halogen sealed beam headlamps are prescribed (by adding items 31E to 31I to Schedule 2) in consequence of amendments dated 7th February 1983 to ECE Regulation 31; and\n(c) a new marking relating to pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers is prescribed (by adding item 54 to Schedule 2) in consequence of ECE Regulation 54 dated 1st March 1983.\n3. As a result of the amendment mentioned at (b) above, Schedule 3 (which deals with requirements and permitted variations) is amended (see Regulation 4).\n4. Copies of ECE Regulations may be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationery Office.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/113/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T17:21:07.902222+00:00"
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  "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."
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