Explanatory note

This instrument amends the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1078, “the 1986 Regulations”). It makes provision about the age of tyres (including retreaded tyres), and the legibility of date markings on tyres, which are permitted for use on buses (including minibuses) and goods vehicles with a maximum gross weight exceeding 3,500kg. It also amends Table 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Regulations to include the provisions about retreaded tyres in ECE Regulations 108 and 109.

The ECE Regulations are issued by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Copies of the ECE Regulations referred to in this instrument can be obtained from the UNECE website: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html. Copies can also be obtained from the Department for Transport upon request: [email protected] or International Vehicle Standards, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR.

A draft copy of this instrument was notified to the EU Commission for the purposes of the Technical Standards and Regulations Directive (2015/1535/EU; OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p.1) under notification number 2020/456/UK. No comments were made during the three month standstill period.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Department for Transport (contact details above) and is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.