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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-regulations-1981/schedule-2/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1981/1694",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-regulations-1981",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASSES I AND II",
  "text": "(a) The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations:—\n1\n16 and 18\nBraking\n2\n24, 26, 27 and 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of the road wheels)\nWheels and Tyres\n3\n29\nSteering\n4\n37\nAudible Warning Instrument\n4A\n39 and 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the security and condition of the fuel system components or, as the case may be, their maintenance so that no danger is likely to be caused)\nFuel Tanks and Pipes\n5\n54, 57 and 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of the pipings, attachment brackets and mounting of the exhaust system)\nExhaust\n5A\n67\nVehicle Identification Number\n6\n22 and 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of the vehicle structure, the chassis, frame and any sub-frame or any mounting or connection or part of the suspension, to the extent that such condition may prejudice the steering or braking of the vehicle)\nStructure and Suspension\n6A\n100(1) (insofar as it relates to the clutch and engine speed control systems and their mountings or connections to the extent that such condition may prejudice the safe operation of the vehicle)\nClutch Lever and Throttle Control\n(b) The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Lighting Regulations:—\nItem No.\nRegulations\nAffecting\n7\n18 and 23\nFront Position Lamp\n8\n18 and 23\nDipped Beam Headlamp\n9\n18 and 23\nMain Beam Headlamp\n10\n18 and 23\nRear Position Lamp\n11\n18 and 23\nRear Retro Reflector\n12\n18 and 23\nStop Lamp\n13\n18 and 23\nDirection Indicator\n(c) The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001:—\nItem No.\nRegulations\nAffecting\n13A\n4, 5, 7 and 10 to 15\nRear Registration Plates and Marks",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted (1.1.1993) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2229), reg. 1(1)(c), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 1(a) Table items 1-6A substituted for items 1-6 (1.8.2003) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1698), regs. 1, 9(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 1 table substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 9(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 1(c) inserted (1.8.2003) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1698), regs. 1, 9(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 1(c) substituted (26.4.2009) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/643), regs. 1(b), 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 para. 1 table substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 9(b)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/1694/schedule/2/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:30:17.123448+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}