Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations 1980—

(a) by amending, and adding to, in consequence of Council Directive 80/1267/EEC, items listed in the prescribed form of information document relating to a motor vehicle (see Regulation 3);

(b) by amending, in consequence respectively of Commission Directives 81/334/EEC and 81/333/EEC, the items relating to the permissible sound level and exhaust system of motor vehicles and liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection for motor vehicles and their trailers; and

(c) by adding, in consequence of Council Directives 80/1268/EEC and 80/1269/EEC new items relating, respectively, to fuel consumption of motor vehicles and engine power of motor vehicles in the list of items which comprise “the type approval requirements” as defined in Regulation 3(1) (see Regulation 4).

2. Copies of the EEC Directives referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationery Office.