LegalizeThe Motor Vehicles Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
Made: 28th March 2012
Coming into operation: 1st May 2012
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 61(2) and (6) and 110(2) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995[^f00001].
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2012.
- (2) In these Regulations the “principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003[^f00002].
Amendment to Schedule 2 (the prescribed statutory requirements for vehicles in Classes I and II)
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In paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations after item 28 in the table add—
| 28A | 21 and 26 | Hazard Warning Signals |
|---|---|---|
| 28B | 21 and 26 | Side Marker Lamps |
| 28C | 21 and 26 | End Outline Marker Lamps |
Amendment to Schedule 3 (condition of vehicles)
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In Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations for “entrances and exits.” substitute—
entrances and exits; supplementary restraint systems; electronic stability control systems.
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 28th March 2012
Iain Greenway — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 to comply with Commission Directive 2010/48/EU by amending paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 2 to insert references to hazard warning signals and side marker lamps and end outline marker lamps in the items to be tested. Schedule 3 is also amended to add supplementary restraint systems and electronic stability control systems to the list of items to which regard is given during an examination.
An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced and is available from Road Safety and Vehicle Regulation Division, Department of the Environment, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Town Parks, Belfast BT2 8GB or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1995/2994 (N.I. 18)
[^f00002]: S.R. 2003 No.303; to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations
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