Introductory text

ROAD TRAFFIC

Made 11th June 1997

Laid before Parliament 23rd June 1997

Coming into force 16th July 1997

The Secretary of State for Transport—

1. (a)

   in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54(1), 61, 63 and 66 of the Road Traffic Act 1988^f1 (“the 1988 Act”), and

2. (b)

   being a Minister designated^f2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f3 in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles and of components of vehicles, and in particular any vehicle type approval scheme, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf,

and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—