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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tests-regulations-1981/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
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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/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS III",
  "text": "(a) The requirements specified in items 2, 3, 4 and 7 to 13 in paragraph 1 above.\n(b) The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations:—\nItem No.\nRegulations\nAffecting\n14\n15 to 17, and 18\nBraking\n15\n30 to 32\nGlass and Field of Vision\n16\n33\nMirrors\n17\n34\nWindscreen Cleaning\n18\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\n19\n46, 47 and 48\nSeat Belts and Anchorages fitted in accordance with the said regulations 46 and 47\n19A\n100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of the seat belts and anchorages)\nSeat Belts, other than those referred to in item 19 above, and their anchorages\n20\n54 and 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of the pipings, attachment brackets and mounting of the exhaust system)\nExhaust\n20A\n66\nPlates\n21\n67\nVehicle Identification Number\n22\n22 and 100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of the vehicle structure, the body , body fittings, interior fittings, the chassis, frame and any subframe or any mounting or connection or part of the suspension or any trailer coupling, to the extent that such condition may prejudice the steering, braking or seat belt mounting of the vehicle or may otherwise cause danger)\nBody, Body Fittings, Structure and Suspension\n23\n100(1) (insofar as it relates to the condition of seats, doors and other openings, to the extent that such condition may cause danger)\nSeats, Doors and Other Openings\n(c) The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Lighting Regulations:—\nItem No.\nRegulations\nAffecting\n24\n18 and 23\nRear Registration Plate Lamp\n25\n18, 20 and 23\nFront and Rear Fog Lamps\n26\n18 and 23\nHazard Warning Signal Device\n26A\n18 and 23\nReversing Lamp\n26B\n18 and 23\nDaytime Running Lamp\n(d) The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001:—\nItem No.\nRegulations\nAffecting\n27\n4 to 7 and 10 to 15\nRegistration Plates and Marks\n(e) The registration mark displayed on the vehicle is in accordance with the records held for that vehicle by the Secretary of State.",
  "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": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table inserted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(b) substituted (1.8.1998) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1672), regs. 1, 14(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(b) inserted (2.1.1993) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3160), regs. 1, 4(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table added (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(b) substituted (26.4.2009) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/643), regs. 1(b), 5(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table inserted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2(d) substituted (1.8.2003) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1698), regs. 1, 9(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 2 table substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 10(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2(e) inserted (20.3.2013) by The Road Vehicles (Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/271), regs. 1(2), 12(1)"
    }
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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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