# The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 2: Definitions


(1) Terms used in this Schedule and in the Annexes to UNECE Regulation 133 have the definitions given in paragraph 2 of UNECE Regulation 133 unless otherwise stated.
(2) In this Schedule—
“base vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in Article 3(24) of the Type Approval Regulation, which is used at the starting stage of a multi-stage construction;
“competent body’ has the meaning given in sub-paragraph (3);
“end-of-life vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in regulation 2 of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003;
“mass” means the mass of the vehicle in running order as defined in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers, but excluding the driver, whose mass is assessed at 75 kg;
“multi-stage construction” means the process by which a vehicle is produced in several stages by adding component parts to a base vehicle or by modifying those component parts;
“the Directive” means Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles, as last amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/363;
“UNECE Regulation 133” means UNECE Regulation 133.00, with the modifications set out in paragraph 6;
“vehicle type” means the type of a vehicle as defined in Part B, points 1 and 3, of Annex I to the Type Approval Regulation.
(3) In this Schedule, “competent body” means an entity, such as a technical service or another body that complies with the competency criteria specified in paragraph 2.1 of Annex 5 to UNECE Regulation 133, authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Schedule to carry out preliminary assessment of the manufacturer and to issue a certificate of compliance, in accordance with the prescriptions of this Schedule.
(4) The approval authority may act as the competent body under sub-paragraph (3), provided its competence in this field is demonstrated in accordance with Chapter XV of the Type Approval Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/818/schedule/A/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-approval-regulations-2020/schedule-A/paragraph-2
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