Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979 (the “1979 Regulations”) by designating a new approval mark for the purposes of the Trades Description Act 1968, and amending the application of a current approval mark.

These Regulations are designating marks provided for in UNECE Regulation 117 and Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 (OJ No. L129, 14.5.1992, p.95) as amended by Directive 2001/43/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 June 2001 (OJ No. L211, 4.8.2001, p.25).

Regulation 3 inserts item 30B, a new approval mark, into Schedule 2. Regulation 4 adds paragraph 20 to Schedule 3, which allows for a new permitted variation in respect of item 30B. Regulation 5 amends item 33 of Schedule 4 by updating the description and Official Journal reference of the Community Instrument. Regulation 6 amends paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 by inserting an additional variation.

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The Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside this instrument on the OPSI website (www.opsi.gov.uk). An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.