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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2330",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984.\nRegulation 3 of these Regulations inserts definitions of “emissions or noise item” and “Framework Directive vehicle” into regulation 2 of the 1984 Regulations.\nRegulation 4 amends the provisions relating to the applicability of type approval requirements, as contained in regulation 4 of the 1984 Regulations, in relation to emissions and noise.\nRegulation 5 amends the type approval requirements set out in Schedule 1 to the 1984 Regulations in relation to exhaust emissions, noise and silencers and electromagnetic compatibility of vehicles.\nRegulation 6 makes certain changes to Schedule 1B (modification of applicable dates of type approval requirements) to the 1984 Regulations.\nRegulation 7 inserts into the 1984 Regulations a new Schedule 1C which modifies the effect of those Regulations in relation to “end of series vehicles” and “late entry into service vehicles” as defined in that Schedule.\nCompliance Cost Assessments in respect of directives 92/97/EEC and 95/54/EC have been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department of Transport, Zone 2/05, Great Minster House, London SW1P 4DR (Telephone 0171-271 4632). Copies have been placed in the Libraries of each House of Parliament. Copies of the relevant Directives and ECE regulations can be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. The details are set out in the tables below.\nDIRECTIVES\nPrincipal Instrument\nAmendments\nCouncil Directive 70/156/EEC (OJ No. L42, 23.2.70, p. 1).\nCouncil Directive 87/403/EEC (OJ No. L220, 8.8.87, p. 44);\nCouncil Directive 92/53/EEC\n(OJ No. L225, 10.8.92, p. 6); and\nCouncil Directive 93/81/EEC (OJ No. L264, 23.10.93 p. 49)\nCouncil Directive 70/157/EEC (OJ No. L42, 23.2.70, p.16)\nCommission Directive 73/350/EEC (OJ No. L321, 22.11.73, p. 33);\nCouncil Directive 77/212/EEC (OJ No. L66, 12.3.77, p. 33);\nCommission Directive 81/334/EEC (OJ No. L131, 18.5.81, p. 6);\nCommission Directive 84/372/EEC (OJ No. L196, 26.7.84, p. 47);\nCouncil Directive 84/424/EEC (OJ No. L238, 6.9.84, p. 31);\nCouncil Directive 92/97/EEC (OJ No. L371, 19.12.92, p. 1);\nDirective of the European Parliament and Council 96/20/EC (OJ No. L92, 13.4.96, p. 23).\nCouncil Directive 70/220/EEC (OJ No. L76, 6.4.70, p. 1. (SE 1970(I) p. 171).\nCouncil Directive 83/351/EEC (OJ No. L197, 20.7.83, p. 1).\nCommission Directive 95/54/EC (OJ No. L266, 8.11.95, p. 1).\nCouncil Directive 88/77/EEC (OJ No. L36, 9.2.88, p. 33).\nCouncil Directive 91/542/EEC (OJ No. L295, 25.10.91, p. 33);\nDirective of the European Parliament and Council 96/1/EC (OJ No. L40, 17.2.96, p. 1).\nECE REGULATION\nPrinciple Instrument\nAmending Instruments\nRegulation 49 annexed to the Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval concluded at Geneva on 20th March 1958 (Cmnd 2535) as amended (Cmnd 3562) to which the United Kingdom is a party by an instrument of accession dated 14th January 1963 deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations on the 15th January 1963.\nAmended on 14th May 1990 and 30th December 1992",
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