# Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, Paragraph 1L


In paragraph 1K—
“Type I test” means a test as described in section 5.3 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC as amended (test for simulating/verifying the average tailpipe emissions after a cold start and carried out using the procedure described in Annex III of that Directive as amended);
“the reference mass” of a vehicle means the mass of the vehicle with bodywork and, in the case of a towing vehicle, with coupling device, if fitted by the manufacturer, in running order, or mass of the chassis or chassis with cab, without bodywork and/or coupling device if the manufacturer does not fit the bodywork and/or coupling device (including liquids and tools, and spare wheel if fitted, and with the fuel tank filled to 90% and the other liquid containing systems, except those for used water, to 100% of the capacity specified by the manufacturer), increased by a uniform mass of 100 kilograms;
“CO” means mass of carbon monoxide;
“HC” means mass of hydrocarbons;
“NOx” means mass of oxides of nitrogen;
“PM” means mass of particulates (for compression ignition engines).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/schedule/1/paragraph/1L (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vehicle-excise-and-registration-act-1994/schedule-1/paragraph-1L
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