Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 422

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992

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1992 No. 422

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1), (2) and (5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988^[1] as read with section 43 of that Act, after consultation with respresentative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.—(1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Constructionand Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992.

    (2)  These Regulations shall come into force for the purposes of regulation 8 on 1st August 1993 and for all other purposes on 1st August 1992.

Preliminary
    2.—(1)  The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986^[2] shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

    (2)  The Secretary of State is satisfied that—
 (a) it is requisite that the provisions of regulations 3 to 7 shall apply as from 1st August 1992 and of regulation 8 as from 1st August 1993 (being provisions which vary the requirements as regards the construction of certain classes of vehicles) to vehicles registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971^[3] before the expiration of one year from the making of these Regulations; and
 (b) notwithstanding that the said provisions will then apply to those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be caused thereby.

[1] 1988 c. 52; section 41 is prospectively amended by paragraph 50 of Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40). Paragraph 50 comes into force on 1st April 1992 by virtue of S.I.1992/421. back

[2] S.I. 1986/1078; relevant amending instruments are 1988/271 and 1524, and 1991/1527. back

[3] 1971 c. 10. back

Explanatory Note