
2001 No. 172
ROAD TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (revoked)
Made 11th April 2001
Coming into operation 1st June 2001
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Part I General
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Part II Approval Requirements For Relevant Vehicles
Application of Regulations to special purpose vehicles
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Approval requirements for relevant vehicles
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Part III Miscellaneous
Application for Department’s approval certificate
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Assignment of vehicle identification numbers
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Appeals
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Form of certificate
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Replacement certificates
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Notices
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Obligatory certificates
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Licences not to be issued for vehicles unless appropriate certificates are in force
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SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 1 vehicles
Regulation 2(1)
Meaning of “Schedule 1 vehicle”
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Personally imported vehicles
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Amateur-built vehicles
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Vehicles manufactured in very low volume
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Vehicles manufactured using parts of a registered vehicle
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Disabled person’s vehicle
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Rebuilt vehicles
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SCHEDULE 2
Approval requirements for relevant vehicles
Regulation 4(1)(a)

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APPENDIX 1 TO SCHEDULE 2 (Item 7, Rear-view mirrors)
(All passenger vehicles and goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight not exceeding 2 tonnes)
APPENDIX 2 TO SCHEDULE 2 (Item 7, Rear-view mirrors)
(Goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight exceeding 2 tonnes)
SCHEDULE 3
Approval requirements for relevant vehicles except Schedule 1 vehicles
Regulation 4(1)(b)

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SCHEDULE 4
Form of Department’s approval certificate
Regulation 8

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SCHEDULE 5
Community Instruments and ECE Regulations
Regulation 2(6)
Part I
References to Community Instruments
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References to ECE Regulations
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Part II References to Community Directives
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Part III References to ECE Regulations
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