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Paragraph 5 THE PRESCRIBED STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES IN CLASS VIF1

England, Wales and Scotland

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(a)

The requirements specified in items F22 to 4, 7 to 13, 16 to 20, 22, 24 to 27B, 28 to 28XG, and 28XJ to 33 in paragraphs 1 to 4 above.

(b)

The requirements contained in the following provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations:—

Item No.RegulationsAffecting
F3.........
3560Radio Interference Suppression
3662Closets, etc
37100(1) (insofar as it relates to the question whether the particulars opposite are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused)Spare wheel carrier, means of coupling trailers, chassis, wiring, engine mounting, transmission, battery, shock absorbers, bumpers, doors, seats, driving controls and security of glass in windows and mirrors
F437A100(1) (insofar as it relates to the question whether the particulars opposite are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused)Wheelchair restraining devices
37B100(1) (insofar as it relates to the question whether the particulars opposite are fitted or, as the case may be, maintained so that no danger is likely to be caused)Features associated with wheelchairs, boarding devices (lifts, ramps), optical devices (to allow the driver to see the boarding area), signs and markings, communication devices, slip resistant surfaces, steps, floors and gangways, kneeling systems, lighting which is intended for wheelchair users to board or alight in safety
38109Television sets
(c)

For those vehicles certified in accordance with the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981, the requirements contained in the following provisions of those Regulations:—

Item No.RegulationsAffecting
398Guard Rail
4013Fuel Tanks, Carburettors, etc
4114Exhaust Pipe
4215Luggage Racks
4316Artificial Lighting
4417Electrical Equipment
4518Body
4620Steps, Platforms and Stairs
4721Number, Position and Size of Entrances and Exits
4822Width of Exits and Entrances
4923Doors
5024Marking, Positioning and Operation of Emergency Exits
5125Access to Exits
5228Seats
5329Passenger Protection
5430Ventilation
5531Driver’s Accommodation
5632Windscreens
5733Passengers' Communication with Driver
5834General Construction
5935Fire Extinguishing Apparatus
6036First Aid Equipment
6138Obstruction of Driver
6239Body Maintenance
6344Carriage of Inflammable or Dangerous Substances
(d)

For minibuses of a type mentioned in regulation 41 of the Construction and Use Regulations, the following requirements specified in Schedules 6 and 7 to those Regulations:—

Item No.(Schedule 6)Affecting
641Exhaust Pipes
652Doors
663Emergency Doors
674Power-operated Doors
685Locks, Handles and Hinges of Doors
696View of Doors
707Access to Doors
718Grab Handles and Hand Rails
729Seats
7310Electrical Equipment and Wiring
7411Fuel Tanks
7512Lighting of Steps
7613General Construction and Maintenance
Item No.(Schedule 7)Affecting
77IFire Extinguishing Apparatus
78IIFirst Aid Equipment
F5(e)

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(f)

The requirements of the F6EU Tachographs Regulation insofar as they relate to the installation of recording equipment and the seals to be affixed to such equipment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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

F2

Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(a) substituted (20.5.2018) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 15(a)

F3

Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(b) omitted (2.1.1993) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3160), regs. 1, 4(4)(b)

F4

Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(b) inserted (1.4.2002) by The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/488), regs. 1, 4

F5

Sch. 2 para. 5(e) omitted (20.5.2018) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/850), regs. 1, 15(b)

F6

Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(f) substituted (26.3.2019) by The Drivers' Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/453), regs. 1(2), 24(3)(c)