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These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 and shall come into force on 1st July 1992.
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The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 are further amended in accordance with the following provisions.
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(1) In regulation 4—
(a) in paragraph (3), for “If a vehicle or vehicle part” there is substituted “Save as provided in paragraph (3A) of this regulation, if a vehicle or vehicle part”;
(b) after paragraph (3), there is inserted the following new paragraph—“
(3A) The provisions of paragraph (3) of this regulation do not apply in respect of items 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E in Schedule 1”;
(c) in paragraph (14), for “item 2B and column (5) of items 2C and 2D” there is substituted “items 2B, 2C and 2D, and column (6) of items 2E, 7 and 8”.
(2) In Schedule 1—
(a) in item 2B, in column (3)(a), in the third of the alternative sets of particulars of instruments or other documents, for “and amended on 1st June 1984” there is substituted “and amended on 1st June 1984 and corrected on 16th May 1989”;
(b) for item 2C, there is substituted item 2C as specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
(c) for item 2D, there is substituted item 2D as specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
(d) after item 2D, there is inserted new items 2E, 2F, 2G and 2H as specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
(e) in item 7, in column (6), there is inserted “See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B”; and
(f) in item 8, in column (6), there is inserted “See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B”.
(3) In Part 1 of Schedule 1B—
(a) in paragraph 1, for the words “Items 2B, 2C and 2D” there is substituted “Items 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 7 and 8”;
(b) in paragraph 3(1)(a), for the words “sub-paragraph (2)” there is substituted “sub-paragraphs (2) or (3)”; and
(c) after paragraph 3(2) there are inserted the following sub-paragraphs—“
(3) This sub-paragraph applies in relation to item 2D where a vehicle is fitted with an engine which is described in the Annex to the type-approval certificate granted before the 1st July 1992 in accordance with Council Directive 88/77/EEC.
(4) Expressions used in paragraph (3), which are also used in article 3 of Council Directive 91/542/EEC, have the same meaning as in that article.”
(4) For Part II of Schedule 1B there is substituted the new Part II as specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
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In Schedule 1, in column (4) of item 9, for the words “of less than” there is substituted “not exceeding” and in column (5), opposite the second entry in column (3) there is inserted “1.2.1992”.
Signed by authority of The Secretary of State for Transport
Kenneth Carlisle
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Transport
4th June 1992
SCHEDULE 1
(Regulations 3(2)(b), (c) and (d))


(1) Item No (2) Subject Matter (3) Particulars of instruments or other document containing requirements, and of the nature of the requirements (4) Vehicles exempted from requirement (5) Date of application (6) Date of cessation of application
  (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
2C Exhaust emissions Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978 Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983 and Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987. L76, 6.4.70, p.1 (SE 1970 (1) 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 and L36, 9.2.88, p.1. Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex 1, paragraph 6 and either
(a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1, or
(b) paragraph 8.3 and para 5 as modified by para 8.3. 
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Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.
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Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B
  or
  Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987 and Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 6 August 1988 as corrected on 8 November 1988. 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 and L214, 6.8.88, p.1. Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either—
(a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1, or
(b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3 
1 
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.
2 
Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B
  or
  Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987 and Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 6 August 1988 as corrected on 8 November 1988, and Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 18 July 1989 and Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989. 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 and L238, 15.8.89, p.43. Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either
(a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1, or
(b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. 
1 
Vehicles propelled by compression 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 See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B
2D Exhaust emissions Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 ororECE Regulation 49 of 15 April 1982 as amended on 14 May 1990. L36, 9.2.88, p33 Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6.Design construction and equipment requirements in paragraph 5. 
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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 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. See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B1.7.1992 See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1BSee regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B
2E Exhaust emissions ECE Regulation 83 of 5 November 1989  Design, construction and equipment requirements as prescribed in paragraphs 5 and 7. 
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Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines with less than 4 wheels.
2 
Vehicles with unladen mass of less than 400kg.
3 
Vehicles with a design speed of less than 30 mph.
4 
Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas. 1.7.1992 See regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B
2F Exhaust emissions Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987 and Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 6 August 1988 as corrected on 8 November 1988. Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 18 July 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 and Council Directive 91/441/EEC of 26 June 1991. 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, and L242, 30.8.91, p.1. Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6 and either
(a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1, or
(b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3. 
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Vehicles with a reference mass (which expression shall for the purposes of this item have the same meaning as in Council Directive 91/441/EEC) exceeding 2840kg propelled by compression 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
2G Exhaust emissions Council Directive 88/77/EEC of 3 December 1987 and 91/542/EEC of 1 October 1991. L36, 9.2.88, p33 and L295, 25.10.91, p1. Design construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraph 6. 
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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
2H Gaseous emissions Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976 and Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978 and Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983. L76, 6.4.70, p1 (SE 1970 (I) p171), L159, 15.6.74, p61, L32, 3.2.77, p32, L223, 14.8.78, p48 and L197, 20.7.83, p1, Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I, paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 8.1. 
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Vehicles with 4 or more wheels.
2 
Vehicles fuelled solely by liquid petroleum gas. 1.7.1992
  or
  Council Directive 70/220/EEC of 20 March 1970 as amended by Council Directive 74/290/EEC of 28 May 1974, Commission Directive 77/102/EEC of 30 November 1976, Commission Directive 78/665/EEC of 14 July 1978, Council Directive 83/351/EEC of 16 June 1983, Council Directive 88/76/EEC of 3 December 1987, Council Directive 88/436/EEC of 16 June 1988, Council Directive 89/458/EEC of 3 August 1989, Commission Directive 89/491/EEC of 17 July 1989 and Council Directive 91/441/EEC of 26 June 1991. L76, 6.4.70, p1 (SE 1970 (I) p171), L159, 15.6.74, p61, L32, 3.2.77, p32, L223, 14.8.78, p48, L197, 20.7.83, p1, L214, 6.8.88, p1, L36, 9.2.88, p1, L226, 3.8.89, p1, L238, 15.8.89, p43 and L242, 30.8.91, p1. Design, construction and equipment requirements in Annex I paragraph 6 and either:—
(a) paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.1 applies and paragraph 5 in the case of any other vehicle, or
(b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3.or
(b) paragraph 8.3 and paragraph 5 as modified by paragraph 8.3  1.7.1992
  or
  ECE Regulation 15 as revised on 20 October 1981, corrected on 9 June 1982 and amended on 1 June 1984.  Design, construction and equipment requirements in paragraphs 5 and 6 and, in relation to vehicles designed to carry more than 6 persons, paragraph 12.9.  1.7.1992
  or
  ECE Regulation 83 of 5 November 1989. Design, construction and equipment requirements as presecribed in paragraphs 5, (except 5.2.1.1.4.1.), 6 and Annex I. Part B.  1.7.1992
SCHEDULE 2
(Regulation 3(4))
“
PART II

(1) Item in Schedule 1 (2) Class of vehicle (3) Application Date (4) Cessation Date
   (a) (b)
2B 1. Vehicles, propelled by spark ignition engines, with a maximum gross weight of:—
 (a) not more than 2000kg 20.6.1984 30.6.1990 30.9.1991
 (b) more than 2000kg 20.6.1984 30.6.1992 30.12.1992
 2. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines 1.10.1990 30.6.1992 30.12.1992
2C 1. Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines 1.7.1988 30.6.1992 30.12.1992
 2. Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines 1.10.1990 30.6.1992 30.12.1992
2D All vehicles 1.10.1990 30.6.1992 30.9.1993
2E All vehicles 1.7.1992 30.6.1992 30.12.1992
7 All vehicles See Schedule 1A 30.6.1992 30.12.1992
8 All vehicles See Schedule 1A 30.6.1992 30.9.1993”