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The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1992

S.I. 1992/3084 · Made 8 December 1992

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ROAD TRAFFIC

Made 8th December 1992

Laid before Parliament 9th December 1992

Coming into force 1st January 1993

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54(1) and 61 of the Road Traffic Act 1988f1 and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with the provisions of section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 52.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Preliminary
  3. 3Amendments
  4. 4Amendments
  5. 5Amendments
  6. 6Amendments
  7. Signature
  8. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  9. Schedule 2Schedule 2
  10. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

2Preliminary

The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982f1 shall be further amended in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

3Amendments

(1)

Regulation 2 (interpretation) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

For the definition of “the type approval requirements”, there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • ““the type approval requirements” means—”

(a)

the weights mentioned in regulation 5; and

(b)

the requirements with respect to the design, construction, equipment or marking requirements of vehicles or vehicle parts which—

(i)

relate to the items numbered in column (1) and listed in column (2) of Part I of Schedule 1; and

(ii)

are contained in instruments, other documents, or Parts of that Schedule, and consist of the requirements specified against each such item in column (3) of Part I of that Schedule (subject to such modifications and additions as are set in Part I of that Schedule;

4Amendments

In regulation 4 (type approval requirements—application)—

(a)

before the words “Schedule 1” whenever they occur there shall be inserted the words “Part I of”; and

(b)

paragraph (6) shall be omitted.

5Amendments

(1)

Schedule 1 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

Before the heading “TYPE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS” at the beginning of the Schedule there shall be inserted the heading “PART I” and, accordingly the Table in the Schedule shall have effect as Part I of the Schedule.

(3)

In the Table, for item 9 there shall be substituted the items set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

(4)

After the Table, there shall be inserted the provisions set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

6Amendments

In Schedules 1A, 1B, 3 and 4, before the words “Schedule 1” wherever they occur there shall be inserted the words “Part I of”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Kenneth Carlisle

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Transport

8th December 1992

Schedule 1

(1) Item No.(2) Subject matter(3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements(5) Date of application(6) Date of cessation of application
(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument(b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument(c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated
9.Speed limiters

Construction and Use Regulationsf1

or

Part II of this Schedule

Design, construction and equipment requirements in regulation 36B L129, 14.5.92, p.154 paragraph 36B, paragraph (2), and either—

  1. (a)

    paragraph 3(a), or

  2. (b)

    paragraph (4) excluding the requirement relating to calibrations.

The requirements set out in that Part.

Vehicles with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 7,500 kg

1.2.1992.

1.2.1992

9A.Speed limiters.Council Directive 92/24/EEC of 31 March 1992L129, 14.5.92, p.154Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex 1, paragraphs 7 (excluding 7.2.1) and 8.Vehicles with a maximum gross weight not exceeding 10,000 kg.1.1.1993

Schedule 2

“Part II

SPEED LIMITERS

See item 9 in Part I of this Schedule)

1

The vehicle must have a maximum speed of less than 60 miles per hour.

2

In this Part of this Schedule, “maximum speed” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations.

1

The vehicle must have a maximum speed of less than 60 miles per hour.

2

In this Part of this Schedule, “maximum speed” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations.”

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) Great Britain) Regulations 1982.

The effect of the amendments is that a motor vehicle will be able to meet the requirements relating to speed limiters if, instead of meeting the previous requirements, if meets the requirements of the Council Directive 92/24/EEC. Regulations 5(3) and (4) revise the requirements accordingly.

The opportunity has been taken in regulations 3 and 4 to make some drafting improvements in the way in which the type approval requirements are prescribed.

Copies of the EEC Directive 92/24/EEC, referred to in these Regulations, can be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.