
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 30th October 1989.
2 

(1) The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be further amended in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.
(2) The Secretary of State is satisfied that —
(a) it is requisite that the provisions of regulations 3 and 4 shall apply as from 30 October 1989 to vehicles registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 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.
3 
At the end of regulation 51, there shall be added the following paragraph —“
(9) Instead of complying with the foregoing provisions of this regulation a vehicle may comply with Community Directive 89/297.”.
4 
In Table I in Schedule 2, after item 52 there shall be added the following item –“
53 89/297 13.4.89 L124, 5.5.89,p.1. Lateral protection (side guards) of certain motor vehicles and their trailers”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Robert Atkins
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
14th September 1989