# The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations 1980, Regulation 12A: Recording equipment which breaches the type approval requirements or displays a general defect


(1) The Secretary of State must, by notice under Regulation 13, cancel a type-approval certificate relating to a relevant component of recording equipment if satisfied that the component—
(a) is not in conformity with the type-approval requirements, or
(b) displays a general defect during use which makes it unsuitable for the purpose for which it is intended.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, each of the following is a relevant component of recording equipment—
(a) the component referred to as a vehicle unit or control device;
(b) the component referred to as a motion sensor or distance and speed sensor;
(c) the component referred to as a model record sheet;
(d) the component referred to as a tachograph card or memory card.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1182/regulation/12A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-type-approval-regulations-1980/regulation-12A
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