LegalizeS.I. No. 4/2023 - Road Traffic (National Car Test) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
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NOTES:
1 ‘Requirements’ are laid down by type-approval at the date of approval, first registration or first entry into service as well as by retrofitting obligations or by national legislation in the country of registration. These reasons for failure apply only when compliance with requirements has been checked.
2 Unsafe modification means a modification that adversely affects the road safety of the vehicle or has a disproportionately adverse effect on the environment, or the modification or repair is not presented with a suitable modification report.
3 In a vehicle registered on or after 1 January 1986, windscreen is not marked with approved Standard Mark or equivalent: Australia — AS/NZS 2080 AS/NZS 2080T; Canada — CMVSS 205 (C2); India — IS2553 (PART 2) 1992 (Note 11); China — CCC; Japan — 11-4- 21 (Window glass) JISR 3211; South Africa — SABS 1191 / SABS 1193; UK — BS AU I78 / BS 85 7-2 / BS5282; USA — FMVSS 205 (U); ANSI/SAE.
Z26.1-1996 (Section 7); Germany — A three-period sine wave followed by the letter D.; Glazing marked Birkholz, Seitz, Roxite, Para Press or Bonoplex.; Glazing marked PMMA (polymethylmethylacrylate) or PC (polycarbonate); Europe e-mark to Directive 92/22/EEC; E mark to UNECE Regulation No. 43 with one of the following annotations II, II/P, III, IV.
4 Individual vehicles already built and dispatched from, the manufacturer before 1st June 2015 could be sold until 1st September 2016 (if the manufacturer received a derogation).
5 Type-approved in accordance with Directive 70/220/EEC, Annex I, Table 1 (Euro 5) to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, Directive 88/77/EEC and Directive 2005/55/EC.
6 Type-approved in accordance with the Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, Table 2, Annex I (Euro 6). Type approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 (Euro VI).
Figure 1: Condition of glass and acceptable limits.
Figure 2: Height requirements for auxiliary headlamp and fog lamp.
Figure 3: Repairable/non-repairable tyre areas.
Figure 4: Primary structural components.
Schedule 3
Part 2 Items to be tested and reasons for Advisory Pass
| 0.2 VIN (Chassis Number) | (a)Advisory Pass applies where the VIN on the vehicle registration certificate does not exactly match the VIN indelibly marked on the vehicle chassis (but the last six digits of the VIN on the vehicle registration certificate and marked on the chassis match). |
| 1.1.13. Brake linings and pads | (a)Advisory Pass applies where the brake pads/ linings are close to minimum wear mark. |
| 1.1.16. Brake actuators (including spring brakes / callipers / hydraulic cylinders) | (a)Advisory Pass applies in the case of a dust cover damaged on a brake actuator. |
| 1.6. Anti-lock braking system (ABS) | (a)Advisory Pass applies where an error code is detected that is not a reason for failure. |
| 1.7. Electronic brake system (EBS) | (a)Advisory Pass applies where an error code is detected that is not a reason for failure. |
| 2.1.1. Steering gear condition (rack and pinion, steering box) | (a)Advisory Pass applies to a slight oil weep from the steering (rack or box). |
| 4.1.1. Headlamps | (a)Advisory Pass applies where there is a defective light source (multiple light sources or in the case of LED up to 50% not functioning). |
| 4.2.1. Front and rear position lamps | (a)Advisory Pass applies where there is a defective light source (multiple light sources or in the case of LED up to 50% not functioning). |
| 4.3.1. Stop lamps | (a)Advisory Pass applies where there is a defective light source (multiple light sources or in the case of LED up to 50% not functioning). |
| 4.4.1. Direction indicator and hazard warning lamps | (a)Advisory Pass applies where there is a defective light source (multiple light sources or in the case of LED up to 50% not functioning). |
| 4.5.1. Front and rear fog lamps | (a)Advisory Pass applies where there is a defective light source (multiple light sources or in the case of LED up to 50% not functioning). |
| 4.7.1. Rear registration plate lamp | (a) Advisory Pass applies where there is a defective light source (multiple light sources or in the case of LED up to 50% not functioning). |
| 5.2.3. Tyres | (a) Advisory Pass applies where the tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is malfunctioning in a vehicle first registered before 1 January 2015. (b) Advisory Pass applies where the date of manufacture is obvious on the tyre, a tyre is older than six years. (c)Advisory Pass applies where tyre tread depth is less than 3 mm (but more than 1.6mm). |
| 7.11 Odometer | (a) Advisory Pass applies where the current odometer reading is lower than the previous recorded reading. (b) Advisory Pass applies where the OBD mileage reading does not match the odometer reading. |
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Transport,
17 January, 2023.
EAMON RYAN,
Minister for Transport.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations replace Schedule 3 of S.I. 415 of 2017 to provide for the introduction of eCall as a test item in the National Car Test and so give further effect in Irish law to Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1717 of 9 July 2021.
Footnotes
OJ L 342, 27.9.2021, p. 48–51
OJ L 127 29.4.2014, p. 51
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