Part I regulations which amended the 1980 regulations
Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:
| Regulations | Year and reference number |
| The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 | S.I. 1987/524 |
| The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 1988 | S.I. 1988/1669 |
| The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 | S.I. 1989/1578 |
| The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 | S.I. 1991/820 |
| The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1991 | S.I. 1991/2681 |
| The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 | S.I. 1992/2154 |