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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2001.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985.
2 
In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations, in the definition of “the prescribed type approval requirements”, for the words “these Regulations” there shall be substituted the words “regulation 4”.
3 
In regulation 2B(1)(b) of the principal Regulations, for the words “has been issued” there shall be substituted the words “is in force”.
4 

(1) Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In paragraph (1)(a)—
(a) for the words “first used on or after” there shall be substituted the words “not first used before”; and
(b) in head (ii), after the words “motor cycle with” there shall be inserted the words “or without”.
(3) In paragraph (2), sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (e) and (j) shall be omitted.
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After regulation 3 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—“
3A 

(1) These Regulations shall have effect, in relation to vehicles to which Part II of the Approval Regulations apply, with the following modifications.
(2) Regulation 4 shall have effect subject to regulation 3 of the Approval Regulations.
(3) Regulation 6 does not apply to an application for a Department’s approval certificate made on the basis that the vehicle complies with the relevant requirements by virtue of the Approval Regulations.
(4) Regulation 8 does not apply in relation to any determination made for the purposes of such an application.
(5) Regulation 9 does not apply in relation to any certificate issued on the basis that the vehicle complies with the relevant requirements by virtue of the Approval Regulations.
(6) Regulation 10 does not apply in relation to any certificate in the form prescribed by the Approval Regulations.
(7) Regulations 13A and 14 do not apply to any vehicle to which Part II of the Approval Regulations apply (those Regulations containing provisions corresponding to regulations 13A and 14).
(8) In this regulation—
 “the Approval Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001; and
 “the relevant requirements”, in relation to a vehicle, means the requirements prescribed under Article 31A of the Order that are applicable to it.”.
6 
In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the words “Subject to paragraphs (1A), (2), (3), (4) and (5)” there shall be substituted the words “Subject to paragraphs (1A) to (5), regulation 3A”; and
(b) in paragraph (12), the words “and 31E” shall be omitted.
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After regulation 13 of the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following regulation—“
13A 

(1) Subject to regulation 3A, this regulation applies to all vehicles subject to type approval requirements.
(2) The day appointed for the purposes of Article 31E of the Order in relation to all vehicles—
(a) to which this regulation applies; but
(b) which are not of a class for which a day has previously been appointed for those purposes,
is 1st June 2001.
(3) The type approval requirements prescribed under Article 31E of the Order, in relation to any vehicle to which this regulation applies, are the prescribed type approval requirements.”.
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For regulation 14 of the principal Regulations there shall be substituted the following regulation—“
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Where application is made for a licence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 for a vehicle to which regulation 13A applies, the licence shall not be granted unless on the first application after the day appointed by regulations made by virtue of Article 31E of the Order for a licence for that vehicle, there is produced evidence that there is or are one or more certificates in force for the vehicle under Article 31A of the Order from which it appears that the vehicle complies with the prescribed type approval requirements.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 11th April 2001.
Sam Foster
Minister for the Environment
