Statutory Instruments
ROAD TRAFFIC
Made
8th September 1993
Laid before Parliament
10th September 1993
Coming into force
1st October 1993
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 54(1), 61 and 63 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:-
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st October 1993.
2. The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984(2) shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
3.-(1) In Regulation 4-
(a)in paragraph (1A), for "not being of a description specified in column (4) of item 4G of Part I of Schedule 1" there shall be substituted ", other than a vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels or fuelled solely by liquid petroleum gas";
(b)in paragraph (3A), for "4E and 4F" there shall be substituted "4E, 4F and 4G"; and
(c)in paragraph (11), for "4F and 27" there shall be substituted "4F, 4G and 27".
(2) In Part I of Schedule 1-
(a)in item 4G, in column (6), there shall be inserted "See regulation 4(11) and Schedule 1B.";
(b)for item 4H there shall be substituted the item set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and
(c)after item 4J there shall be inserted the item set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(3) In Part I of Schedule 1B, in paragraph 2, after "4F," there shall be inserted "4G,".
(4) In Part II of Schedule 1B, after the entry relating to item 4F in Part I of Schedule 1, there shall be inserted the following entry:-
"4G | All vehicles | 1.7.92 | 1.7.92 | 30.9.93 | 30.9.94". |
4. In Part I of Schedule 1, after item 10B, there shall be inserted the item set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
5. In Part I of Schedule 1-
(a)in item 13E, in column (6), in relation to ECE Regulation 13 as revised, amended and corrected up to 26th November 1984 and in relation to ECE Regulation 13 as revised, amended and corrected up to 29th July 1988, there shall be inserted "31.3.1994"; and
(b)for items 13F and 13G there shall be substituted the items set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.
6. In Part I of Schedule 1-
(a)for item 14E there shall be substituted the item set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations; and
(b)after item 14F there shall be inserted the item set out in Schedule 6 to these Regulations.
7. In Part I of Schedule 1, for item 16 there shall be substituted the item set out in Schedule 7 to these Regulations.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Robert Key
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
8th September 1993
Regulation 3(2)b
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | ||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | ||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | ||||
4H | Exhaust emission | 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. Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6. | 1. Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines. 2. Vehicles whose maximum gross weight does not exceed 3500kg. 3. Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed 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. | 1.7.1992 1.10.1993 |
Regulation 3(2)c
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | ||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | ||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | ||||
4K | Exhaust Emissions | Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directives 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976, 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978, Council Directives 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983, 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987, 88/436/EEC of 16 June 1988 as corrected on 8 November 1988 and 89/458/EEC of 18 July 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989, and Council Directives 91/441/EEC of 26 June 1991 and 93/59/EEC of 28 June 1993. or | L76, 6.4.70, p.1 (SE 1970 (I) p.171), L159, 15.6.74, p.61, L32, 3.2.77, p.32, L223, 14.8.78, p.48, L197, 20.7.83, p.1, L36, 9.2.88, p.1, L214, 6.8.88, p.1, L226, 3.8.89, p.1, L238, 15.8.89, p.43, L242, 30.8.91, p.1 and L186, 28.7.93, p.21. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either:- (a) paragraph 5; or (b) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8, in the case of vehicles to which paragraph 8 applies. | 1. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose maximum gross weight exceeds 3500kg. 2. Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. | 1.10.1993 |
ECE Regulation 83 of 5 November 1989 as amended on 30 December 1992. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 (except 5.2.1.1.4.1) and 13 in the case of vehicles to which paragraph 13 applies. | 1.10.1993 |
Regulation 4
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | ||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | ||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | ||||
10C | Rear-view mirrors | Council Directive 71/127/EEC of 1 March 1971 as amended by Commission Directives 79/795/EEC of 20 July 1979, 85/205/EEC of 18 February 1985, 86/562/EEC of 6 November 1986 and 88/321/EEC of 16 May 1988. or | L68, 22.3.71, p.1, L239, 22.9.79, p.1, L90, 29.3.85, p.1, L327, 22.11.86, p.49, L147, 14.6.88, p.77. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annexes II and III. | 1.10.1993 | |
ECE Regulation 46 as revised on 21 October 1984, amended on 5 October 1987 and 30 May 1988, and corrected on 18 July 1988. | Design, construction and 1.10.1993 equipment requirements in paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 16. | 1.10.1993 |
Regulation 5(b)
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | |||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | |||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | |||||
13F | Brakes | ECE Regulation 13 as revised on 4 January 1979, amended on 11 August 1981 and amended and corrected on 26 November 1984. or | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.3.1.3, 5.3.1.4, 5.3.1.5, and 6 and if or applicable, in Annex 13. | 26.5.1986 | |||
ECE Regulation 13 as revised on 4 January 1979, amended on 11 August 1981, amended and corrected on 26 November 1984, corrected on 31 December 1985 and amended on 1 April 1987, 5 October 1987 and 29 July 1988. or | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.3.1.3, 5.3.1.4, 5.3.1.5, and 6 and if applicable, in Annex 13. | 1.10.1991 | |||||
ECE Regulation 78 of 20 October 1988 as amended on 28 November 1990. or | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraphs 2, 5.1, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 and 6 | 1.10.1991 | |||||
Council Directive 93/14/EEC of 5 April 1993. | L121, 15.5.93, p.1 | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category L5 vehicles in paragraph 2 and Appendix 1. | 1.10.1993 | ||||
13G | Brakes | Council Directive 71/320/EEC of 26 July 1971 as amended by Commission Directives 74/132/EEC of 11 February 1974, 75/524/EEC of 25 July 1975, 79/489/EEC of 18 April 1979, corrected on 26 July 1979, and amended by Commission Directive 85/647/EEC of 23 December 1985. or | L202, 6.9.71, p.37 (SE 1971 (III), p.746), L74, 19.3.74, p.7, L236, 8.9.75, p.3, L128, 26.5.79, p.12, L188, 26.7.79, p.54, L380, 31.12.85, p.1 | Design, construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category M1 vehicles in Annexes I, II, IV, VII, X (if applicable) and XII. | 1.10.1987 | 31.3.1994 | |
Council Directive 71/320/EEC of 26 July 1971 as amended by Commission Directives 74/132/EEC of 11 February 1974, 75/524/EEC of 25 July 1975, 79/489/EEC of 18 April 1979, corrected on 26 July 1979, and amended by Commission Directives 85/647/EEC of 23 December 1985 and 88/194/EEC of 24 March 1988. or | L202, 6.9.71, p.37 (SE 1971 (III), p.746), L74, 19.3.74, p.7, L236, 8.9.75, p.3, L128, 26.5.79, p.12, L188, 26.7.79, p.54 and L380, 31.12.85, p.1. and L92, 9.4.88, p.47. | Design construction and equipment requirements prescribed for category M1 vehicles in Annexes I, II, IV, VII, X (if applicable) and XII. | 1.10.1991 | 31.3.1994 | |||
Council Directive 71/320/EEC of 26 July 1971 as amended by Commission Directives 74/132/EEC of 11 February 1974, 75/524/EEC of 25 July 1975, 79/489/EEC of 18 April 1979, corrected on 26 July 1979, and amended by Commission Directives 85/647/EEC of 23 December 1985, 88/194/EEC of 24 March 1988 and 91/422/EEC of 15 July 1991 as corrected on 2 October 1991. | L202, 6.9.71, p.37 (SE 1971 (III), p.746), L74, 19.3.74, p.7, L236, 8.9.75, p.3, L128, 26.5.79, p.12, L188, 26.7.79, p.54, L380, 31.12.85, p.1, L92, 9.4.88, p.47, L233, 22.8.91, p.21 and L275, 2.10.91, p.36. | Design, and equipment requirements prescribed for category M1 vehicles in Annexes I, II, IV, VII, X (if applicable) and XII. | 1.10.93 |
Regulation 6(a)
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | ||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | ||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | ||||
14E | 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, and 84/372/EEC of 3 July 1984 and Council Directive 84/424/EEC of 3 September 1984. or | L42, 23.2.70, p.16, (SE 1970 (I), p.111), L321, 22.11.73, p.33, L166, 12.3.77, p.33, L131, 18.5.81, p.6, L196, 26.7.84, p.47, and L238, 6.9.84, p.31. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5 (excluding sub-paragraphs 5.2.2.1.2 to 5.2.2.1.7 and sub-paragraph 5.2.2.4.3.3. 1.2), except that vehicles with 5 or more forward gears and a maximum power to maximum gross weight ratio not less than 75 kilowatts per tonne shall be tested in third gear only. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | Vehicles with 5 or more forward gears and maximum power to maximum weight ratio not less than 75 kilowatts per tonne for which or for a model of which there is a type approval or a Minister's approval certificate in force on 30 September 1988. | 1.10.1987 |
ECE Regulation 51 as amended on 21 October 1984, 27 April 1988, corrected on 20 June 1988 and amended on 12 September 1991. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 6. Marking requirements in paragraph 4 and Annex 2. | 1.10.1993 |
Regulation 6(b)
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | ||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | ||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | ||||
14G | Noise and silencers | Council Directive 70/157/EEC of 6 February 1970 as amended by Commission Directive 75/350/EEC of 7 November 1973, Council Directive 77/212/EEC of 8 March 1977, Commission Directives 81/334/EEC of 13 April 1981, and 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. | 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 and L371, 19.12.92, p.1. | Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 5. Marking requirements in Annex I, paragraph 3. | 1.10.1993 |
Regulation 7
(1) Item No. | (2) Subject matter | (3) Particulars of instrument or other document containing requirements and of the nature of the requirement | ||||
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(a) Description, reference number and date of instrument | (b) Official Journal reference of Community Instrument | (c) Nature of requirement and place in instrument where stated | ||||
(4) Vehicles exempted from requirements | (5) Date of application | (6) Date of cessation of application | ||||
16 | Seats and their anchorages | Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22 July 1974. or | L221, 12.8.74, p.1. | Design and requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | 1.8.1978 | |
Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22 July 1974 as amended by Council Directive 81/577/EEC of 20 July 1981. or | L221, 12.8.74, p.1 and L209, 29.7.81, p.34. | Design and construction requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | 11.4.1983 | |||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11 September 1973. or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | 1.8.1978 | ||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11 September 1973 and amended on 9 March 1981. or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. | 5.1.1982 | ||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11 September 1973, amended on 9 March 1981 and revised on 1 May 1986. or | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. | 1.10.1987 | ||||
ECE Regulation 17 as revised on 11 September 1973, amended on 9 March 1981 and revised on 1 May 1986 and 28 January 1990. | Design and construction requirements in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7. Marking requirements in paragraph 4. | 1.10.1993 |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) Regulations 1984.
Regulation 4 of the 1984 Regulations is amended so that from 1st October 1993, the type approval requirements relating to exhaust emissions then in force shall apply to a vehicle (other than one with fewer than four wheels or one fuelled solely by liquid petroleum gas) regardless of the date of manufacture.
The type approval requirements relating to exhaust emissions are revised so as to:-
(a)introduce a new alternative requirement as a result of an amendment made on 30th December 1992 to ECE Regulation 83;
(b)introduce a new alternative requirement as a result of an amendment made on 30th December 1992 to ECE Regulation 49; and
(c)introduce the requirements of Council Directive 93/59/EEC as a mandatory standard and remove the option of complying with Council Directive 91/441/EEC or ECE Regulation 83 as amended, from 1st October 1993 for new vehicle types and from 1st October 1994 for existing types.
The type approval requirements relating to rear view mirrors are revised so as to:-
(a)introduce a new alternative requirement as a result of Council Directives 86/562/EEC and 88/321/EEC; and
(b)introduce a new alternative requirement as a result of ECE Regulation 46 as revised, amended and corrected up to 18th July 1988.
The type approval requirements relating to brakes are revised so as to:-
(a)introduce in relation to certain vehicles, two new alternative requirements as a result of Council Directive 93/14/EEC and an amendment made on 28th November 1990 to ECE Regulation 78;
(b)introduce, initially as an alternative to the existing requirements, the requirements of Commission Directive 91/422/EEC, as corrected; and
(c)replace, from 1st April 1994, the existing requirements, apart from ECE Regulation 13 as revised, corrected and amended up to 22nd November 1990, with the requirements of Commission Directive 91/422/EEC, as corrected.
The type approval requirements relating to noise are revised so as to introduce two new alternative requirements as a result of Council Directive 92/97/EEC and ECE Regulation 51, as amended up to 12th September 1991.
The type approval requirements relating to seats and anchorages are revised so as to introduce a new alternative requirement as a result of a revision made on 28th January 1990 to ECE Regulation 17.
Copies of the EEC Directives and ECE Regulations (and amendments) referred to in these Regulations can be obtained from Her Majesty's Stationery Office.