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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 4th May 2006.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999.
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(1) Regulation 42 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).
(2) In paragraph (2)(a), for “20th June 2005” there shall be substituted “1st January 2005”.
(3) In paragraph (3)(a), for “20th June 2005” there shall be substituted “1st January 2005”.
(4) In paragraph (4)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “20th June 2005” there shall be substituted “1st January 2005”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), after the word “values” there shall be inserted “in respect of “Euro III” emission standards”.
(5) In paragraph (5)(b), for “20th June 2007” there shall be substituted “1st January 2007”.
(6) In paragraph (6), for “20th June 2008” there shall be substituted “1st January 2008”.
(7) In paragraph (8), for the words “is first used before 20th June 2005” there shall be substituted “was first used before 1st January 2005”.
(8) In paragraph (14), after the definition of “equivalent standard” there shall be inserted the following definition—“
 “Euro III” emission standards” means the emission limits given in row A of the tables in section 6.2.1 of Annex 1 to Directive 1999/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (amending Council Directive 88/77/EEC);”.
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(1) Regulation 43 of the principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In paragraph (2)(b), for “20th June 2005” there shall be substituted “1st January 2005”.
(3) In paragraph (3)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (b), for “20th June 2005” there shall be substituted “1st January 2005”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (c), after the word “values” there shall be inserted “in respect of “Euro III” emission standards”.
(4) In paragraph (4)(b), for “20th June 2007” there shall be substituted “1st January 2007”.
(5) In paragraph (5), for “20th June 2008” there shall be substituted “1st January 2008”.
(6) In paragraph (12), in the definition that begins ““authorised sealer”” after the words ““equivalent standard”” there shall be inserted ““Euro III”” emission standards”,”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 8th February 2006.
Stanley Duncan
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
