Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984.
Regulation 4 of the 1984 Regulations is amended so that from 12th June 1995, the type approval requirements relating to noise emissions then in force shall apply to a vehicle regardless of the date of manufacture.
The type approval requirements relating to exhaust emissions are revised so as to—
introduce the requirements of Directive 94/12/EC as a new alternative; and
provide for the standard to become mandatory by removing the option of complying with Council Directive 93/59/EEC or ECE Regulation 83 as amended, from 1st January 1996 for new vehicle types and from 1st January 1997 for existing types.
The type approval requirements relating to noise are revised so as to provide for the requirements of Council Directive 92/97/EEC to become mandatory by removing the option of complying with Council Directive 84/424/EEC or ECE Regulation 51 as amended, from 1st October 1995 for new vehicle types and from 1st October 1996 for existing types.
A relaxation of the requirements of Council Directive 92/97/EEC with regard to exhaust systems containing fibrous materials is introduced as an option for low volume type approval vehicles.