# The Road Vehicles (Testing) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013, Introduction: Introductory text


Road Traffic
Made 12th February 2013
Laid before Parliament 14th February 2013
Coming into force 20th March 2013
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 41(1) and (2)(g), 45(1) and (2), 46(1)(j), 49(1) and (2), and 51(1)(h) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) and section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the 1972 Act in relation to—
(a) regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles, and of components of vehicles, and in particular any vehicle type approval scheme; and
(b) testing the roadworthiness of motor vehicles and their trailers.
Representative organisations have been consulted in accordance with section 195(2) of the 1988 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/271/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-testing-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2013/introduction
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