Regulation 3 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “certificate of conformity”, in relation to a vehicle to which these Regulations apply, means a document in the form set out in Part IV of Schedule 1;

• “component”, in relation to a vehicle, means a “motor vehicle part” as defined in F1section 80(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and a “separate technical unit” as F2defined in Article 3(20) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles;

• “conform” means conform in all respects or with any permitted variation;

• “information document” means—

  1. (i)

     in relation to an application, not being an application within sub-paragraph (iii) below, for the approval of a motor vehicle to which these Regulations apply, a document in the form set out in Part I of Schedule 1,

  2. (ii)

     in relation to an application, not being an application within sub-paragraph (iii) below, for the approval of a trailer to which these Regulations apply, a document in the form set out in Part II of Schedule 1,

  3. (iii)

     in relation to an application for the approval of a vehicle to which these Regulations apply and for which the type approval requirements are contained in a single Community Directive or Regulation, or for the approval of a component of a vehicle to which these Regulations apply, a document in a form issued for the purpose of such application by or on behalf of the Minister;

• “land tractor” means a tractor which is designed primarily for work on the land in connection with agriculture or forestry and which is not designed primarily for use on a road for the conveyance of any goods or burden other than agricultural or woodland produce or articles required for the purposes of agriculture or forestry;

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• “road” has the meaning given to that expression in F4section 192(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988;

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• “the Community Regulations” means the F6... Regulations mentioned in Part II of Schedule 2 F7...;

• “the Minister” means the Minister of Transport;

• F8“the relevant approval mark”, in relation to the marking of a component of a vehicle, means a marking which is—

  1. (a)

     designated as an approval mark applicable to such a component pursuant to section 80(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, or

  2. (b)

     an approval mark applicable to such a component under regulations under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on tachographs in road transport, as it has effect in EU law, as amended from time to time;

• “the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking”, in relation to a vehicle or to a component of a vehicle, means those aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking which are prescribed in the type approval requirements;

• “the type approval requirements”, in relation to a vehicle or component, means such of the requirements with respect to the design, construction, equipment and marking of vehicles or their components contained in the F9... Community Regulations as are for the time being applicable in relation to a vehicle or component of that type;

• “type approval certificate”,in relation to a vehicle to which these Regulations apply or to a component of such a vehicle means a document in the form set out in Part III of Schedule 1 to which there is attached an information document relating to that vehicle or, as the case may be, to that component;

• “vehicle component” means a component of a vehicle to which these Regulations apply; and

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Any notice required under these Regulations to be given by or to any person shall be given in writing.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to—