# The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2009 (revoked) S.I. 2009/717 · made 24 March 2009 · revised to 1 September 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-approval-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksi_20090717_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-approval-regulations-2009-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20090717_en.pdf ## Introductory text Road Traffic Made 24th March 2009 Laid before Parliament 27th March 2009 Coming into force 29th April 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 1: PRELIMINARY ## 1 Citation, commencement and extent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Interpretation: general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Interpretation of expressions relating to vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Scope of the Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5A Duty to Review these Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 2: CONDITIONS FOR LICENSING OR ENTRY INTO SERVICE OF VEHICLES ### Conditions relating to motor vehicles ## 6 Grant of first licence or registration of motor vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Conditions relating to trailers ## 7 Consent to supply of large trailers for use on a road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Records of large trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Records of small trailers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Meaning of “pertinent information” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences for breach of conditions ## 11 Trailers: offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 3: EC TYPE APPROVAL GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE ### EC type approvals ## 12 Applications for grant of EC type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Grant of EC type approval: obligations of approval authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Amendments to EC type approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 EC certificates of conformity and approval marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Tests and associated checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Duty to co-operate with approval authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Information for users and other manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Withdrawal or suspension of EC type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 EC type approval of small series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Unsafe or harmful vehicles and vehicle parts ## 21 Powers of the approval authority where a vehicle is a serious risk to road safety, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Parts and equipment which may pose a significant risk to the correct functioning of essential systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Recall of vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 4: NATIONAL SMALL SERIES TYPE APPROVAL AND INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL ### National small series type approvals ## 24 Applications for national small series type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Grant of national small series type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Recognition of national type approvals of small series granted in other member States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Individual approval ## 27 Individual approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Forms of certificate ## 28 Forms of certificates: national type approval of small series and individual approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 5: VALIDITY OF APPROVALS AND END-OF SERIES VEHICLES ## 29 Validity of EC type approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Validity of national small series type approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 End-of-series vehicles for EC type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 End-of-series vehicles for national small series type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS ### Enforcement ## 33 Forgery, false statements, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33A Defeat systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33B Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Powers of entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Reviews and appeals ## 35 Duty to give reasons etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Review of decisions on type approval applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Applications for individual approvals: appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Other miscellaneous provisions ## 38 Replacement certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Service of notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Provision of testing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Designation of technical services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Saving for applications made under the 1998 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1 Regulations Revoked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2: Interpretation of Requirements in Regulatory Acts ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3: Transitional Provisions ### Part 1: Application of Regulations to Vehicles in Different Categories ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: The Alternative Conditions and Temporary Exemption for the Purposes of Regulation 6 ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 3: Alternative Requirements for the Purposes of Regulations 7 to 10 ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4: Technical and Administrative Requirements for Grant of National Small Series Type Approval ### Part 1: Interpretation ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Requirements for Vehicles of Category M1 ## SECTION 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part A ## 1. Wheelchair spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2. Wheelchair tie-down devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3. Location and geometry of anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4. Testing of restraint system anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5. Forces applied to a wheelchair tie-down system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6. Forces applied to an occupant restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7. Anchorage system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part B ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 3: Requirements for Vehicles of Category N1 ## SECTION 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Requirements for Vehicles of Categories M2, M3, N2, N3 and O ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 5: Technical and Administrative Requirements for Grant of Individual Approval ### Part 1: General Provisions ### Requirements applicable ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Interpretation ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Requirements for Part 2 Vehicles ## SECTION 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part A ## 1. Wheelchair spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2. Wheelchair tie-down devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3. Location and geometry of anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4. Testing of restraint system anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5. Forces applied to a wheelchair tie-down system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6. Forces applied to an occupant restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7. Anchorage system performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8. Transitional provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part B ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Requirements for Part 3 Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 4: Requirements for Other Vehicles ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 6: Forms of Certificate: National Small Series Type Approval and Individual Approval ### Part 1: National Small Series Type Approval Certificate ## ## ## ## ### Part 2: Individual Approval Certificate ## ## ## Schedule NonBreakingSpace7: Penalties, enforcement and other matters ### Part NonBreakingSpace1: Interpretation of Schedule ## 1 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part NonBreakingSpace2: Penalties ## 2 Criminal penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Civil penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Notification of penalty decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Objection to penalty decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Civil penalties: appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part NonBreakingSpace3: Enforcement and other matters ## 7 Enforcement of penalty decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Obstruction of officers and false statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Powers of search, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Powers of customs officers to detain goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Applications for the release of detained items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Compensation for seizure and detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Recovery of the expenses of enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Power of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to disclose information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Savings for certain privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Savings for civil rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Explanatory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/717 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-approval-regulations-2009-revoked Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.