Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2331

The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

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1996 No. 2331

ROAD TRAFFIC

The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 54(1) and 61 of the Road Traffic Act 1988^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations: —

Citation and Commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st October 1996.

Preliminary
    2.    The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982^[2] shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

Amendments to regulation 3 (interpretation)
    3.    "dual purpose vehicle"In regulation 2(1), after the definition of there shall be inserted the following definitions —

    ""emissions or noise item" means an item in Part I of Schedule 1 in respect of which the subject matter specified in column (2) of that Part is "exhaust emissions" or "noise and silencers;";

    "Framework Directive vehicle" means a vehicle to which these Regulations apply and is a "vehicle" within the meaning of Council Directive 70/156/EEC^[3] as amended by Council Directive 87/403/EEC^[4], Council Directive 92/53/EEC^[5] and Commission Directive 93/81;^[6]" .

Amendments to regulation 4
    4.—(1)  Regulation 4 shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In paragraph (2A), there shall be inserted at the beginning the words "Subject to paragraph (4B)," and the words after sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted."".

    (3)  In paragraph (4A), for the words "items" onwards there shall be substituted the words "any emissions or noise item".

    (4)  After paragraph (4A) there shall be inserted the following paragraph —

    "(4B)  No emissions or noise item shall apply to a Framework Directive vehicle on or after the date specified in column (6) of the item." .


    (5)  At the end of paragraph (5) there shall be added the words "; and for the purposes of this paragraph, items 5A and 5B shall be regarded as items having the same subject matter".

    (6)  For paragraph (14) there shall be substituted —

    "(14)  Schedules 1B and 1C (which treat certain emissions or noise items as if in certain circumstances specified dates were substituted for the entries in columns (5) and (6)) shall have effect." .

Amendments to Schedule 1
    5.—(1)  Part I of Schedule 1 shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  In items 1 and 1A, there shall be inserted in column (6) "1.10.1996".

    (3)  For item 2G, there shall be substituted —

2G	Exhaust emissions	Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 as amended by Council Directive 91/542/EEC of 1 October 1991 or ECE Regulation 49 of 15 April 1982 as amended on 14 May 1990 and 30 December 1992	L36, 9.2.88, p.33, L295, 25.10.91, p.1.	Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 (excluding line B in the Table in sub-paragraph 6.2.1).	1.    Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines.     2.    Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.     3.    Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.	1.7.1992	1.10.1996 (but see regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1C)
				Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 (excluding line B in the Table in sub-paragraph 5.2.1).		1.10.1993	1.10.1996 (but see regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1C)



    (4)  After item 2J, there shall be inserted the following items —

2K	Exhaust emissions	Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 as amended by Council Directive 91/542/EEC of 1 October 1991 or ECE Regulation 49 of 15 April 1982 as amended on 14 May 1990 and 30 December 1992	L36, 9.2.88, p.33 and l295, 25.10.91, p.1.	Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 (excluding line A in the Table in sub-paragraph 6.2.1).	1.    Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines.     2.    Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.     3.    Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.	1.7.1992
				Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 (excluding line A in the Table in sub-paragraph 5.2.1).		1.10.1993
2L	Exhaust emissions	Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 as amended by Council Directive 91/542/EEC of 1 October 1991 and European Parliament and Council Directive 96/1 of 22 January 1996	L36, 9.2.88, p.33, L295, 25.10.91, p.1 and L40 17.2.96, p1	Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 (excluding line A in the Table in sub-paragraph 6.2.1).	1.    Vehicles having — (a)  an engine with a cylinder capacity of not less than 700cc; and (b)  a rated power speed (within the meaning of Council Directive 88/77/EEC amended as specified in column 3(a)) of more than 3,000 revolutions per minute.     2.    Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines.     3.    Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.     4.    Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.	1.10.96	1.10.1997



    (5)  In item 4F, in column (6), there shall be inserted the words "1.1.97, (but see regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1C)".

    (6)  After item 4F there shall be inserted the following item —

4G

Noise and Silencers

Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6 February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 73/350/EEC of 7 November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8 March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13 April 1981, 84/372/EEC of 3 July 1984 and Council Directives 84/424/EEC of 3 September 1984 and 92/97/EEC of 10 November 1992 and Commission Directive 96/20/EC of 27 March 1996.

L42, 23.2.70, p.16 (SE 1970(I), p.111), L321, 22.11.73, p.33, L66, 12.3.77, p.33, L131, 18.5.81, p.6, L196, 26.7.84, p.47, L238, 6.9.84, p.31, L371, 19.12.92, p.1 and L92, 13.4.96, p.23.

Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3.

1.10.1996



    (7)  After item 5A, there shall be inserted the following item —

5B

Electro-magnetic compatibility of vehicles

Commission Directive 95/54/EC of 31.10.1995

L266, 8.11.95, p.1

Design and construction requirements in Annex I paragraphs 6 and 8. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5.

Vehicles not propelled by spark ignition engines.

1.10.96

Amendments to Schedule 1B
    6.—(1)  Schedule 1B shall be amended as follows.

    (2)  For paragraphs 1 and 1A in Part I, there shall be substituted —


    1.    "This Schedule has effect subject to Schedule 1C.



    1A.    Where an entry in column (5) or (6) of an item in Part I of Schedule 1 comprises the words "See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B" these Regulations shall have effect as if for that entry there were substituted the date determined in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule." .


    (3)  In the Table in Part II —


(a)  in the heading to column (1) after the words "Item in" there shall be inserted the words "Part I of"; and


(b)  in items 4D(4) and 4E in column (2) for the words "All vehicles" there shall in each case be substituted "All vehicles having 4 or more wheels".

    (4)  In that Table in column (4)(b) —


(a)  in the entry relating to item 2I in Part I of Schedule 1, for "31.12.1996" there shall be substituted "1.1.1997"; and


(b)  in the entry relating to item 4E in that Part, for "30.9.1996" there shall be substituted "1.10.1996".

    (5)  Parts III and IV of Schedule 1B shall be omitted.

New Schedule 1C
    7.    After Schedule 1B there shall be inserted Schedule 1C as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John Bowis

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Transport

9th September 1996

[1] 1988 c. 52. back

[2] S.I. 1982/1271; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1987/1508, 1989/1579, 1992/1342 and 3084, 1993/2200, 1994/2191, 1995/1323. back

[3] OJ No. L42, 23.2.70, p.1. back

[4] OJ No. L220, 8.8.87, p.44. back

[5] OJ No. L225, 10.8.92, p.1. back

[6] OJ No. L264, 23.10.93, p.49. back

Explanatory Note