# The Motor Vehicles Tyres (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, 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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/2877/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-tyres-safety-amendment-regulations-1993/regulation-4
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