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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2003.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.
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(1) Regulation 73 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) For paragraph (4) there shall be substituted –“
(4) Subject to paragraph (7), the requirements of Community Directive 72/245/EEC as amended by Community Directive 95/54/EC shall be met by electrical/electronic sub-assemblies as components or separate technical units first used on or after 1st October 2002.”.
(3) In paragraph (5), for the words “ECE Regulation 10 or 10.01” there shall be substituted the words “ECE Regulations 10, 10.01 or 10.02”.
(4) For paragraph (7) there shall be substituted –“
(7) The requirements of paragraph (4) shall not apply to electrical/electronic sub-assemblies of the following descriptions –
(a) replacement parts intended for use on vehicles manufactured in accordance with type approvals granted before 1st January 1996 in compliance with Community Directive 72/245/EEC or Community Directive 72/306/EEC including any subsequent extension that may have been granted to such type approvals;
(b) electrical/electronic sub-assemblies fitted to any vehicle under an authorisation having effect under Part III of the Police Act 1997 or Part II of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.”.
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After item 2 in Table II in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations there shall be inserted the following items –“
2A 10.02 10 17.12.68 Radio interference suppression 8.12.97 —
2B 10.02 10 17.12.68 Radio interference suppression 9.7.99 —
2C 10.02 10 17.12.68 Radio interference suppression 11.2.00 —”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 5th March 2003.
Wesley Shannon
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
