# The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/1177 · made 8 July 1988

These Regulations revoke the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 which were defective, and provide that the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall have effect as if the (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations had never been made.

Made under: Road Traffic Act 1972 (Section 40)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-construction-and-use-amendment-no-3-regulations-1988/pdf/uksi_19881177_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument revokes S.I. 1988/1102 published on 4th July 1988 and is to be issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Instrument.
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made 8th July 1988
Laid before Parliament 11th July 1988
Coming into force 12th July 1988
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1972, now vested in him, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 199(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

## 1 Citation, Commencement and Introduction

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 12th July 1988.

## 2 Citation, Commencement and Introduction

(1) The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 hereinafter “the principal Regulations” shall be further amended in accordance with regulation 3.
(2) The Secretary of State is satisfied that —
(a) it is requisite that the provisions of regulation 3 of these Regulations (being provisions which vary the requirements as regards the construction of certain classes of vehicles) shall apply as from 12th July 1988 to vehicles registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 before the expiration of one year from the making of these Regulations; and
(b) notwithstanding that the said provisions will then apply to those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be caused thereby.

## 3 Citation, Commencement and Introduction

The principal Regulations shall have effect as if the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 had never been made.

## 4 Citation, Commencement and Introduction

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 are hereby revoked.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Peter Bottomley
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
8th July 1988

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1988 which were defective, and provide that the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall have effect as if the (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations had never been made.

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