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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 19th July 2006.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations”means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.
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After regulation 50 (construction) of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted–“
50A 
A minibus which is required by regulation 50 to meet the requirements specified in Schedule 6 need not meet them if it meets the requirements of such of the Annexes to Directive 2001/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2001, relating to special provisions for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat and amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC, as apply to that minibus.”
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After regulation 64 (additional exits from double-decked coaches) of the principal Regulations, there shall be inserted–“
64A 
A coach which is required by regulation 63 or 64, as the case may be, to meet the requirements specified in that particular provision, need not meet them if it meets the requirements of such of the Annexes to Directive 2001/85/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th November 2001, relating to special provisions for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat and amending Directives 70/156/EEC and 97/27/EC, as apply to that coach.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 6th June 2006.
Maggie Smith
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
