Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “Approval Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations F12020;

• “ACS vehicle” means a vehicle as described in paragraphs 6, 8 or 9 of Part 1 of F2Schedule 2 to the Approval Regulations;

• “appeal” means an appeal made in accordance with regulation F319(2) and (3) of the Approval Regulations;

• “applicant” means a qualifying applicant as defined in regulation F418(11) of the Approval Regulations;

• “application” means an application (whether an original application or a further application) made in accordance with regulation F518(1) and (2) of the Approval Regulations;

• “approval authority” means the Secretary of State;

• “bank holiday” means a day which under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M1 is a bank holiday;

• F6“EU Type-Approval Regulation” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Approval Regulations;

• “examination” means the examination or further examination of a vehicle in accordance with regulation F718(5) of the Approval Regulations;

• “exceptional circumstances” means an accident, a fire, an epidemic, severe weather, a failure in the supply of essential services or other unexpected happening (excluding a breakdown or mechanical defect in a vehicle);

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• F9“ F10GB individual approval” means the process of certification that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative and technical requirements prescribed F11in respect of Great Britain by the Approval Regulations (and particularly Chapter 2 of Part 3 of those Regulations);

• “out of hours” means at any time—

  1. (a)

     on any day which is—

     1. (i)

        a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday; or

     2. (ii)

        a bank holiday; or

  2. (b)

     on any other day, other than between—

     1. (i)

        8.00am and 5.00pm on a Monday to Thursday inclusive; or

     2. (ii)

        8.00am and 4.30pm on a Friday;

• “re-examination” means a re-examination of a vehicle in accordance with F12regulation 19 of the Approval Regulations;

• F13“the Type Approval Regulation” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Approval Regulations;

• F14“UK (NI) individual approval” means the process of certification that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative and technical requirements prescribed in respect of Northern Ireland by the Approval Regulations (and particularly Chapter 2 of Part 3 of those Regulations);

• “working day” means Monday to Friday inclusive, excluding any day which is a bank holiday.

In these Regulations expressions relating to vehicle categories are to be construed in accordance with F15Article 4 of the Type Approval Regulation F16or in the case of a UK (NI) individual approval, the EU Type-Approval Regulation.