Regulation 4

Regulation 4 shall be renumbered as regulation 4(1); in that provision as so renumbered for the words “the British Standard Automobile Series” onwards there shall be substituted “BS AU 144e: 1988”; and after that provision as so renumbered there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(2)

Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the supply of a tyre if the conditions specified in paragraph (3) below are satisfied in relation to the tyre.

(3)

The conditions referred to in paragraph(2) above are satisfied by compliance with—

(a)

a standard or code of practice of a national standards body or equivalent body of any member State;

(b)

any international standard recognised for use as a standard by any member State; or

(c)

a technical specification or code of practice which, whether mandatory or not, is recognised for use as a standard by a public authority of any member State,

if the standard, code of practice, international standard or technical specification provides, in relation to retreaded tyres, a level of safety equivalent to that provided by BS AU 144e: 1988 and contains a requirement as respects the marking of tyres equivalent to that provided by that instrument.

(4)

In relation to the supply of a tyre before 1st December 1995, paragraph (1) above shall have effect as if the reference to BS AU 144e: 1988 were a reference to BS AU 144b: 1977, BS AU 144c: 1988, BS AU 144d: 1988 or BS AU 144e: 1988.

(5)

In relation to the supply of a tyre before 1st December 1995, paragraph (3) above shall have effect as if the reference to BS AU 144e: 1988 were a reference to BS AU 144b: 1977, BS AU 144c: 1988, BS AU 144d: 1988 or BS AU 144e: 1988.”.