# The Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005, Regulation 8: Exemptions


(1) Regulation 7 shall not apply in the case of any vehicle:
(a) used for police or fire-fighting purposes;
(b) used by or under the control of Her Majesty's forces;
(c) used in the service of a visiting force;
(d) used by a local authority in the discharge of any function conferred on or exercisable by that authority under regulations made under the Civil Defence Act 1948 ; or
(e) exempted by the UK type-approval authority, following a request by the manufacturer or assembler, provided that the criteria set out in articles 9 (small series) and 10 (end of series) of the Tractor Type Approval Directive are met.
(2) Regulation 7(1) and (2) shall not apply in the case of any vehicle, which has been granted EC type-approval by the UK type-approval authority in accordance with article 11 (incompatibility of vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units) of the Tractor Type Approval Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/390/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tractor-etc-ec-type-approval-regulations-2005/regulation-8
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