Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Motorcycles (Sound Level Measurement Certificates) Regulations 1980 (“the 1980 Regulations”), as amended, made provision as required under Council Directive 78/1015/EEC (on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on the permissible sound level and the exhaust systems of motorcycles) as amended by Council Directive 87/56/EEC for the issue of a sound level measurement certificate stating that a type of motorcycle complies with the harmonised requirements specified in Council Directive 78/1015/EEC amended as above.
These Regulations further amend the 1980 Regulations as a consequence of Council Directive 89/235/EEC which further amended Council Directive 78/1015/EEC.
Copies of the EEC Directive can be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. The details of the Directives are set out below.
| Instrument | Reference |
|---|---|
| Council Directive 78/1015/EEC of 23rd November 1978 | O.J. No. L349, 13.12.78, p.21. |
| Council Directive 87/56/EEC of 18th December 1986 | O.J. No. L24, 27.1.87, p.42. |
| Council Directive 89/235/EEC of 13th March 1989 | O.J. No. L98, 11.4.89, p.1. |