Regulation 3 Amendment of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (2), in the table—

(a)

after the definition of “The Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations”, insert—

“

The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019^f1.
The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019^f3, as it has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.
The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019, as it has effect in EU law.

”;

(b)

after the definition of “The Act of Accession”, insert—

“

aerodynamic devices and equipment
devices or equipment that are designed to reduce the aerodynamic drag of road vehicles, with the exception of elongated cabs, type-approved in accordance with—

(a) Article 4a of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations;

(b) Article 4a of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland); or

(c) Article 4a of The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations.

”;

(c)

after the definition of “ECE Regulation, followed by a number”, insert—

“

elongated cab
the cab of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles that complies with—

(a) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations;

(b) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland); or

(c) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations.

”;

(d)

in the definition of “overall length”, in paragraph (i)—

(i)

after sub-paragraph (n), omit “or”, and

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (o) insert—

“; or

(p)
any aerodynamic devices and equipment”; and

(e)

in the definition of “overall width”—

(i)

after sub-paragraph (m), omit “or”, and

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (n) insert—

“; or

(o)
any aerodynamic devices and equipment”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: EUR 2012/1230, as amended by S.I. 2020/1393.
f2: OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31.
f3: OJ L 291, 12.11.2019, p. 17.

The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019^f1.
The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland)	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019^f3, as it has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement.
The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019, as it has effect in EU law.