The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

• (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road any trailer for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward.

• (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply in respect of a wheeled trailer which is, or is carrying, a broken down motor vehicle if—

• (a) the trailer is drawn at a speed not exceeding 30 mph; and

• (b) where the trailer is, or is carrying, a broken down bus, it is attached to the drawing vehicle by a rigid draw bar.

• (3) Save as provided in paragraph (4), no person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a wheeled trailer in which any person is carried and which is a living van having either—

• (a) less than 4 wheels; or

• (b) 4 wheels consisting of two close-coupled wheels on each side.

• (4) The provisions of paragraph (3) do not apply in respect of a trailer which is being tested by—

• (a) its manufacturer;

• (b) a person by whom it has been, or is being, repaired; or

• (c) a distributor of, or dealer in, trailers.

Attendants on trailers and certain other vehicles

91

• (1) The requirements of section 34 of the 1972 Act with regard to the employment of drivers and attendants shall not apply in respect of the following vehicles—

• (a) an articulated vehicle;

• (b) an agricultural motor vehicle which is drawing an agricultural trailer or an agricultural trailed appliance;

• (c) a trailer with not more than two wheels drawn by a motor car or a motor cycle or a four-wheeled trailer having two close-coupled wheels on each side drawn by a motor car;

• (d) a motor tractor drawing any—

• (i) closed trailer specially constructed and used for the conveyance of meat between docks and railway stations or between wholesale markets and docks or railway stations;

• (ii) machine or implement used for the purpose of the maintenance, repair or cleansing of roads; or

• (iii) refuse vehicle;

• (e) a works truck drawing any works trailer where the unladen weight of each vehicle does not exceed 1525 kg;

• (f) a motor vehicle drawing a trailer which has no brakes other than a parking brake and brakes which automatically come into operation on the overrun of the trailer;

• (g) a road roller;

• (h) a motor vehicle belonging to the Secretary of State for Defence and being used for naval, military or air force purposes drawing a trailer fitted with brakes which can be applied by the driver of the drawing vehicle;

• (i) a motor vehicle drawing a broken down vehicle, whether or not in consequence of a breakdown, in such a manner that the broken down vehicle cannot be steered by its own steering gear;

• (j) a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle in the exercise of a statutory power of removal in such a manner that the vehicle being so drawn cannot be steered by its own steering gear;

• (k) a motor vehicle which is drawing a towing implement not attached to any other vehicle; or

• (l) a motor vehicle drawing a trailer or trailers where every such trailer is fitted with power-assisted or power-operated brakes which can be operated by the driver of the drawing vehicle and are not rendered ineffective by the non-rotation of the engine of the drawing vehicle—

• (i) where one such trailer is drawn; or

• (ii) where two or more such trailers are drawn, if one attendant is carried on either the drawing vehicle or a trailer for the purpose of attending to the trailers.

• (2) The requirements of the said section 34 with regard to the employment of persons to drive or attend a locomotive whilst being driven on a highway shall not apply in the case of a locomotive propelled by the combustion of liquid fuel or by electrical power, whether or not the locomotive is drawing a trailer or trailers.

• (3) The provisions of this regulation shall not be treated as prejudicing the operation of any provision of regulation 82 in so far as it provides, in relation to the use of a vehicle on a road, for compliance with the conditions specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 (which relates to the employment of persons in attending to vehicles and their load).

Attachment of sidecars

92

Every sidecar fitted to a motor cycle shall be so attached that the wheel thereof is not wholly outside the space between transverse planes passing through the extreme projecting points at the front and at the rear of the motor cycle.

Use of sidecars

93

No person shall use or cause or permit to be used on a road any two-wheeled motor cycle registered on or after 1st August 1981, not being a motor cycle brought temporarily into Great Britain by a person resident abroad, if there is a sidecar attached to the right (or off) side of the motor cycle.

D — USE OF GAS PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES

Use of gas propulsion systems

94

• (1) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle with a gas propulsion system unless the whole of such system is in a safe condition.

• (2) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in any gas supply system for the propulsion of a vehicle when the vehicle is on a road any fuel except liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen or natural gas.

• (2A) No person may use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle that is fitted with a hydrogen fuel system or a natural gas fuel system unless—

• (a) that vehicle has been approved under the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020 for that system at the time of registration, or

• (b) that vehicle meets the requirements in paragraph (2B) or (2C).

• (2B) A vehicle meets the requirements of this paragraph if it—

• (a) is designed and constructed, and not merely adapted, to be fuelled by hydrogen,

• (b) complies with the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016,

• (c) complies with Schedule 5A, and

• (d) is one of the following vehicles—

• (i) an agricultural motor vehicle;

• (ii) engineering plant;

• (iii) a works truck.

• (2C) A vehicle meets the requirements of this paragraph if it—

• (a) is designed and constructed, and not merely adapted, to be fuelled by hydrogen,

• (b) complies with Parts I and II of ECE Regulation 134, 134.01 or 134.02,

• (c) complies with Schedule 5A, and

• (d) is a category T tractor.

• (3) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle which is propelled by gas unless the gas container in which such fuel is stored is on the motor vehicle, and not on any trailer, and in the case of an articulated vehicle on the portion of the vehicle to which the engine is fitted.

• (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Use of gas-fired appliances—general

95

• (1) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in or on a vehicle on a road any gas-fired appliance unless the whole of such appliance and the gas system attached thereto is in an efficient and safe condition.

• (2) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in any gas-fired appliance in or on a vehicle on a road any fuel except liquefied petroleum gas as defined in regulation 94(4).

• (3) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in or on a vehicle on a road any gas-fired appliance unless the vehicle is so ventilated that—

• (a) an ample supply of air is available for the operation of the appliance;

• (b) the use of the appliance does not adversely affect the health or comfort of any person using the vehicle; and

• (c) any unburnt gas is safely disposed of to the outside of the vehicle.

• (4) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, on a road a vehicle in or on which there is—

• (a) one gas-fired appliance unless the gas supply for such appliance is shut off at the point where it leaves the container of containers at all times when the appliance is not in use;

• (b) more than one gas-fired appliance each of which has the same supply of gas unless the gas supply for such appliances is shut off at the point where it leaves the container or containers at all times when none of such appliances is in use; or

• (c) more than one gas-fired appliance each of which does not have the same supply of gas unless each gas supply for such appliances is shut off at the point where it leaves the container or containers at all times when none of such appliances which it supplies is in use.

Use of gas-fired appliances when a vehicle is in motion

96

• (1) Subject to paragraph (2), this regulation applies to every motor vehicle and trailer.

• (2) Paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply to a vehicle constructed or adapted for the conveyance of goods under controlled temperatures.

• (3) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in any vehicle to which this paragraph applies, while the vehicle is in motion on a road, any gas-fired appliance except—

• (a) a gas-fired appliance which is fitted to engineering plant while the plant is being used for the purposes of the engineering operations for which it was designed;

• (b) a gas-fired appliance which is permanently attached to a bus, provided that any appliance for heating or cooling the interior of the bus for the comfort of the driver and any passengers does not expose a naked flame on the outside of the appliance; or

• (c) in any other vehicle, a refrigerating appliance or an appliance which does not expose a naked flame on the outside of the appliance and which is permanently attached to the vehicle and designed for the purpose of heating any part of the interior of the vehicle for the comfort of the driver and any passengers.

• (4) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in any vehicle to which this paragraph applies, while the vehicle is in motion on a road, any gas-fired appliance to which—

• (a) sub-paragraph (3)(a) refers, unless the appliance complies with the requirements specified in paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 5 and the gas system to which it is attached complies with the requirements specified in paragraphs 2 to 9 and 15 of Schedule 5; or

• (b) sub-paragraph (3)(b) refers, unless the appliance complies with the requirements specified in paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 of Schedule 5 and the gas system to which it is attached complies with the requirements specified in paragraphs 2 to 9, 11 and 15 of Schedule 5; or

• (c) sub-paragraph (3)(c) refers, unless the appliance complies—

• (i) if it is fitted to a motor vehicle, with the requirements specified in paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 of Schedule 5; and

• (ii) in any other case, with the requirements specified in paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 5;

and the gas system to which the appliance is attached complies with the requirements specified in paragraphs 2 to 9 and 15 of Schedule 5.

• (5) No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, in a vehicle to which this regulation applies which is in motion on a road any gas-fired appliance unless it is fitted with a valve which stops the supply of gas to the appliance if the appliance fails to perform its function and causes gas to be emitted.

E — CONTROL OF NOISE

Avoidance of excessive noise

97

No motor vehicle shall be used on a road in such manner as to cause any excessive noise which could have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care on the part of the driver.

Stopping of engine when stationary

98

• (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), the driver of a vehicle shall, when the vehicle is stationary, stop the action of any machinery attached to or forming part of the vehicle so far as may be necessary for the prevention of noise or of exhaust emissions.

• (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply—

• (a) when the vehicle is stationary owing to the necessities of traffic;

• (b) so as to prevent the examination or working of the machinery where the examination is necessitated by any failure or derangement of the machinery or where the machinery is required to be worked for a purpose other than driving the vehicle; or

• (c) in respect of a vehicle propelled by gas produced in plant carried on the vehicle, to such plant.

Use of audible warning instruments

99

• (1) Subject to the following paragraphs, no person shall sound, or cause or permit to be sounded, any horn, gong, bell or siren fitted to or carried on a vehicle which is—

• (a) stationary on a road, at any time, other than at times of danger due to another moving vehicle on or near the road; or

• (b) in motion on a restricted road, between 23.30 hours and 07.00 hours in the following morning.

• (2) The provisions of paragraph (1)(a) do not apply in respect of the sounding of a reversing alarm when the vehicle to which it is fitted is about to move backwards and its engine is running.

• (3) No person shall sound, or cause or permit to be sounded, on a road any reversing alarm fitted to a vehicle—

• (a) unless the vehicle is a goods vehicle which has a maximum gross weight not less than 2000 kg, a bus, engineering plant, a refuse vehicle, or a works truck; or

• (b) if the sound of the alarm is likely to be confused with a sound emitted in the operation of a pedestrian crossing established, or having effect as if established, under Part III of the 1984 Act.

• (4) Subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs, no person shall sound, or cause or permit to be sounded a gong, bell, siren or two-tone horn, fitted to or otherwise carried on a vehicle (whether it is stationary or not).

• (5) Nothing in paragraph (1) or (4) shall prevent the sounding of—

• (a) an instrument or apparatus fitted to, or otherwise carried on, a vehicle at a time when the vehicle is being used for one of the purposes specified in regulation 37(5) and it is necessary or desirable to do so either to indicate to other road users the urgency of the purposes for which the vehicle is being used, or to warn other road users of the presence of the vehicle on the road; or

• (b) a horn (not being a two-tone horn), bell, gong or siren—

• (i) to raise alarm as to the theft or attempted theft of the vehicle or its contents; or

• (ii) in the case of a bus, to summon help for the driver, the conductor or an inspector.

• (6) Subject to the provisions of section 62 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (4) above, a person may, between 12.00 hours and 19.00 hours, sound or cause or permit to be sounded an instrument or apparatus, other than a two-tone horn, fitted to or otherwise carried on a vehicle, being an instrument or apparatus designed to emit a sound for the purpose of informing members of the public that the vehicle is conveying goods for sale, if, when the apparatus or instrument is sounded, it is sounded only for that purpose.

• (7) For the purposes of this regulation the expressions which are referred to in regulation 37(10) have the meanings there given to them and the expression “restricted road” in paragraph (1) means a road which is a restricted road for the purpose of section 81 of the 1984 Act.

F — AVOIDANCE OF DANGER

Maintenance and use of vehicle so as not to be a danger, etc

100

• (1) A motor vehicle, every trailer drawn thereby and all parts and accessories of such vehicle and trailer shall at all times be in such condition, and the number of passengers carried by such vehicle or trailer, the manner in which any passengers are carried in or on such vehicle or trailer, and the weight, distribution, packing and adjustment of the load of such vehicle or trailer shall at all times be such, that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any person in or on the vehicle or trailer or on a road.

Provided that the provisions of this regulation with regard to the number of passengers carried shall not apply to a vehicle to which the Public Service Vehicles (Carrying Capacity) Regulations 1984 apply.

• (2) The load carried by a motor vehicle or trailer shall at all times be so secured, if necessary by physical restraint other than its own weight, and be in such a position, that neither danger nor nuisance is likely to be caused to any person or property by reason of the load or any part thereof falling or being blown from the vehicle or by reason of any other movement of the load or any part thereof in relation to the vehicle.

• (3) No motor vehicle or trailer shall be used for any purpose for which it is so unsuitable as to cause or be likely to cause danger or nuisance to any person in or on the vehicle or trailer or on a road.

Parking in darkness

101

• (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2) no person shall, except with the except with the permission of a police officer in a uniform, cause or permit any motor vehicle to stand on a road at any time between ... sunset and ... sunrise unless the near side of the vehicle is as close as may be to the edge of the carriageway.

• (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply in respect of any motor vehicle—

• (a) being used for fire brigade Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or, in England or Wales, fire and rescue authority or, in England, fire and rescue authority, ... or police purposes or for defence purposes (including civil defence purposes) if compliance with those provisions would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion;

• (aa) being used for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service if compliance with those provisions would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion;

• (b) being used in connection with—

• (i) any building operation or demolition;

• (ii) the repair of any other vehicle;

• (iii) the removal of any obstruction to traffic;

• (iv) the maintenance, repair or reconstruction of any road; or

• (v) the laying, erection, alteration or repair in or near to any road of any sewer, main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity, of any electronic communications apparatus as defined in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunication Act 1984 or of the apparatus of any electric transport undertaking,

if, in any such case, compliance with those provisions would hinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion;

• (c) on any road in which vehicles are allowed to proceed in one direction only;

• (d) standing on a part of a road set aside for the parking of vehicles or as a stand for hackney carriages or as a stand for buses or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with those provisions would conflict with the provisions of any order, regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose; or

• (e) waiting to set down or pick up passengers in accordance with regulations made or directions given by a chief officer of police in regard to such setting down or picking up.

Passengers on motor cycles

102

If any person in addition to the driver is carried astride a two-wheeled motor cycle on a road (whether a sidecar is attached to it or not) suitable supports or rests for the feet shall be available on the motor cycle for that person.

Obstruction

103

No person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer shall cause or permit the vehicle to stand on a road so as to cause any unnecessary obstruction of the road.

Driver's control

104

No person shall drive or cause or permit any other person to drive, a motor vehicle on a road if he is in such a position that he cannot have proper control of the vehicle or have a full view of the road and traffic ahead.

Opening of doors

105

No person shall open, or cause or permit to be opened, any door of a vehicle on a road so as to injure or endanger any person.

Reversing

106

No person shall drive, or cause or permit to be driven, a motor vehicle backwards on a road further than may be requisite for the safety or reasonable convenience of the occupants of the vehicle or other traffic, unless it is a road roller or is engaged in the construction, maintenance or repair of the road.

Leaving motor vehicles unattended

107

• (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall leave, or cause or permit to be left, on a road a motor vehicle which is not attended by a person licensed to drive it unless the engine is stopped and any parking brake with which the vehicle is required to be equipped is effectively set.

• (2) The requirement specified in paragraph (1) as to the stopping of the engine shall not apply in respect of a vehicle—

• (a) being used for ... fire brigade Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or, in England or Wales, fire and rescue authority or, in England, fire and rescue authority or police purposes;

• (aa) being used for ambulance purposes or for the purpose of providing a response to an emergency at the request of an NHS ambulance service; or

• (b) in such a position and condition as not to be likely to endanger any person or property and engaged in an operation which requires its engine to be used to—

• (i) drive machinery forming part of, or mounted on, the vehicle and used for purposes other than driving the vehicle; or

• (ii) maintain the electrical power of the batteries of the vehicle at a level required for driving that machinery or apparatus.

• (3) In this regulation “parking brake” means a brake fitted to a vehicle in accordance with requirement 16 or 18 in Schedule 3.

Securing of suspended implements

108

Where a vehicle is fitted with any apparatus or appliance designed for lifting and part of the apparatus or appliance consists of a suspended implement, the implement shall at all times while the vehicle is in motion on a road and when the implement is not attached to any load supported by the appliance or apparatus be so secured either to the appliance or apparatus or to some part of the vehicle that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any person on the vehicle or on the road.

Television sets

109

• (1) No person shall drive, or cause or permit to be driven, a motor vehicle on a road, if the driver is in such a position as to be able to see, whether directly or by reflection, a television receiving apparatus or other cinematographic apparatus used to display anything other than information—

• (a) about the state of the vehicle or its equipment;

• (b) about the location of the vehicle and the road on which it is located;

• (c) to assist the driver to see the road adjacent to the vehicle; or

• (d) to assist the driver to reach his destination.

• (2) In this regulation “television receiving apparatus” means any cathode ray tube carried on a vehicle and on which there can be displayed an image derived from a television broadcast, a recording or a camera or computer.

SCHEDULE 1 — REGULATIONS REVOKED BY REGULATION 2

Title	Year and Number
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) Regulations 1955	S.I. 1955/990
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1957	S.I. 1957/439
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1957	S.I. 1957/972
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1959	S.I. 1959/2053
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/817
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Track Laying Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/1811
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1978	S.I. 1978/1017
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1978	S.I. 1978/1233
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1978	S.I. 1978/1235
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1978	S.I. 1978/1263
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1978	S.I. 1978/1317
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1979	S.I. 1979/138
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1979	S.I. 1979/843
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1979	S.I. 1979/1062
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/140
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/139
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/287
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/610
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/880
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/1166
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1980	S.I. 1980/1789
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/261
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/697
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/915
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/1189
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/1580
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/1663
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1981	S.I. 1981/1688
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1057
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1132
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1223
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1272
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1422
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1480
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/1576
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1983	S.I. 1983/112
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1983	S.I. 1983/471
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1983	S.I. 1983/932
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/195
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/331
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/386
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/679
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/813
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/1543
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 1984	S.I. 1984/1809
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1985	S.I. 1985/91
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1985	S.I. 1985/730
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1985	S.I. 1985/1363
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1985	S.I. 1985/2039
The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1985	S.I. 1985/2051

SCHEDULE 2 — COMMUNITY DIRECTIVES AND ECE REGULATIONS

1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Item	Reference No.	Community Directives	Community Directives	Community Directives	Community Directives	Item No. in Schedule 1 to—	Item No. in Schedule 1 to—
		(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(a)	(b)
		Date	Official Journal Reference	Subject matter	Previous Directives included	The Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations	The Type Approval for Goods Vehicles Regulations
1	70/157	6.2.70	L42, 23.2.70, p.16	The permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles
2	70/220	20.3.70	L76, 6.4.70, p.1	Measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from spark ignition engines of motor vehicles
3	70/221	20.3.70	L76, 6.4.70, p. 23	Liquid fuel tanks and rear protective devices for motor vehicles and their trailers
4	70/388	27.7.70	L176, 10.8.70, p. 12	Audible warning devices for motor vehicles
5	71/127	1.3.71	L68, 22.3.71, p. 1	The rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles		10
6	71/320	26.7.71	L202, 6.9.71, p. 37	The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers
7	72/245	20.6.72	L152, 6.7.72, p. 15	The suppression of radio interference produced by spark ignition engines fitted to motor vehicles		2A	5A
8	72/306	2.8.72	L190, 20.8.72, p. 1	The emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles		5	3
9	73/350	7.11.73	L321, 22.11.73, p. 33	The permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157		4A
10	74/132	11.2.74	L74, 19.3.74, p. 7	The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers	71/320
11	74/151	4.3.74	L84, 28.3.74, p. 25	Parts and characteristics of agricultural motor vehicles (see Note 1)
12	74/290	28.5.74	L159, 15.6.74, p. 61	Measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from spark ignition engines for motor vehicles	70/220
13	74/346	25.6.74	L191, 15.7.74, p. 1	Rear view mirrors for agricultural motor vehicles (see Note 1)
14	74/347	25.6.74	L191, 15.7.74, p. 5	Field of vision and windscreen wipers for agricultural motor vehicles (see Note 1)
15	74/483	17.9.74	L266, 2.10.74, p. 4	External projections of motor vehicles		19
16	75/322	20.5.75	L147, 9.6.75, p. 28	Suppression of radio interference from spark ignition engines of agricultural motor vehicles (see Note 1)
17	75/443	26.6.75	L196, 26.7.75, p. 1	Reverse and speedometer equipment of motor vehicles		20
18	75/524	25.7.75	L236, 8.9.75, p. 3	The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers	71/320 as amended by 74/132	13A
19	76/114	18.12.75	L24, 30.1.76, p. 1	Statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and trailers
20	76/115	18.12.75	L24, 30.1.76, p. 6	Anchorages for motor vehicle seat belts		12A
21	76/432	6.4.76	L122, 8.5.76, p. 1	Braking devices of agricultural vehicles (see Note 1)
22	77/102	30.11.76	L32, 3.2.77, p. 32	Measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from spark ignition engines of motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290
23	77/212	8.3.77	L66, 12.3.77, p. 33	The permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157 as amended by 73/350	14B	4B, 4C, 4D
24	77/537	28.6.77	L220, 29.8.77, p. 38	Emission of pollution from diesel engines for agricultural motor vehicles (see Note 1)
25	77/541	28.6.77	L220, 29.8.77, p. 95	Seat belts and restraint systems for motor vehicles		12A
26	77/649	27.9.77	L267, 19.10.77, p. 1	Field of vision of motor vehicle drivers
27	78/318	21.12.77	L81, 28.3.78, p. 49	Wiper and washer systems of motor vehicles		22
28	78/507	19.5.78	L155, 13.6.78, p. 31	Statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and trailers	76/114
29	78/549	12.6.78	L168, 26.6.78, p. 45	Wheel guards of motor vehicles
30	78/665	14.7.78	L223, 14.8.78, p. 48	Measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from spark ignition engines of motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290 and 77/102	4B, 4C	2
31	78/1015	23.11.78	L349, 13.12.78, p. 21	The permissible sound level and exhaust system of motorcycles
32	79/488	18.4.79	L128, 26.5.79, p. 1	External projections of motor vehicles	74/483	19A
33	79/489	18.4.79	L128, 26.5.79, p. 12	The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers	71/320 as amended by 74/132 and 75/524	13B	6, 6C
34	79/490	18.4.79	L128, 26.5.79, p. 22	Liquid fuel tanks and rear under-run protection	70/221
35	79/795	20.7.79	L239, 22.9.79, p. 1	The rear-view mirrors of motor vehicles	71/127	10A
36	79/1073	22.11.79	L331, 27.12.79, p. 20	Field of vision and windscreen wipers for agricultural motor vehicles	74/347
37	80/780	22.7.80	L229, 30.8.80, p. 49	Rear view mirrors for motor cycles
38	80/1269	16.12.80	L375, 31.12.80, p. 46	The engine power of motor vehicles
39	81/334	13.4.81	L131, 18.5.81, p. 6	The permissible sound level and exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157 as amended by 73/350 and 77/212	14C	4B, 4C, 4D
40	81/575	29.7.81	L209, 29.7.81, p. 30	Anchorages for motor vehicle seat belts	76/115	12A
41	81/576	29.7.81	L209, 29.7.81, p. 32	Seat belts and restraint systems for motor vehicles	77/541	12A
42	81/643	29.7.81	L231, 15.8.81, p. 41	Field of vision of motor vehicles drivers	77/649
43	82/318	2.4.82	L139, 19.5.82, p. 9	Anchorages for motor vehicle seat belts	76/115 as amended by 81/575	12A	12A
44	82/319	2.4.82	L139, 19.5.82, p. 17	Seat belts and restraint systems for motor vehicles	77/541 as amended by 81/576	12A
45	82/890	17.12.82	L378, 31.12.82, p. 45	Agricultural motor vehicles
46	83/351	16.6.83	L197, 20.7.83, p. 1	Air pollution by gases from positive ignition engines of motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102 and 78/665	4C
47	84/372	3.7.84	L196, 26.7.84, p. 47	The permissible sound level and exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157 as amended by 73/350, 77/212 and 81/334
48	84/424	3.9.84	L238, 6.9.84, p. 31	The permissible sound level and exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157 as amended by 73/350, 77/212, 81/334 and 84/372
48A	85/3	19.12.84	L2, 3.1.85, p.14	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles
49	85/205	18.2.85	L90, 29.3.85, p. 1	Mirrors	71/127 as amended by 79/795	10B
49A	85/210	20.3.85	L96, 3.4.85, p.25	The lead content of petrol
50	85/647	23.12.85	L380, 31.12.85, p.1	The braking devices of certain motor vehicles and their trailers	71/320 as amended by 74/132, 75/524 and 79/489
50A	86/360	24.7.86	L217, 5.8.86, p.19	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles	85/3
51	86/56	26.11.86	L327, 27.11.86, p.49	Mirrors	71/127 as amended by 79/795 and 85/205
51A	87/56	18.12.86	L24, 27.1.87, p.42.	The permissible sound level and exhaust system of motorcycles	78/1015
52	88/76	3.12.87	L36, 9.2.88, p.1	Measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from the engines of motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, and 83/351	4D	2B
53	89/297	13.4.89	L124, 5.5.89,p.1.	Lateral protection (side guards) of certain motor vehicles and their trailers
54	88/77	3.12.87	L36, 9.2.88, p. 33	Measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles		4E	2D
54A	88/194	24.3.88	L92, 9.4.88 p.47	The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers	71/320 as amended by 74/132, 75/524, 79/489 and 85/647
55	88/195	24.3.88	L92, 9.4.88, p.50	Engine power of motor vehicles	80/1269
55A	88/218	11.4.88	L98, 15.4.88, p.48	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles	85/3 as amended by 86/360
55B	88/321	16.5.88	L147, 14.6.88, p.77	Mirrors	71/127 as amended by 79/795, 85/205 and 86/562	10C
55C	88/366	17.5.88	L181, 12.7.88, p.40	Field of vision of motor vehicle drivers	77/649 as amended by 81/643
56	88/436	16.6.88	L124, 6.8.88, p.1	Measures to be taken against air pollution by gases from engines of motor vehicles (restriction of particulate pollution emissions from diesel engines)	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351 and 88/76	4D	2C
56A	89/235	13.3.89	L98, 11.4.89. p.1	The permissible sound level and exhaust systems of motor cycles	78/1015 amended by 87/56	—	—
56AA	89/338	27.4.89	L142, 25.5.89, p.3	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles	85/3 as amended by 86/360 and 88/218
57	89/458	18.7.89	L226, 3.8.89, p. 1	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76 and 88/436
57A	89/460	18.7.89	L226, 3.8.89, p.5	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles	85/3 as amended by 86/360, 88/218 and 89/338
57B	89/461	18.7.89	L226, 3.8.89, p.7	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles	85/3 as amended by 86/360, 88/218, 89/338 and 89/460
57C	89/491	17.07.89	L238, 15.08.89 p.43	Motor Vehicles	72/306
58	90/628	30.10.90	L341, 6.12.90, p.1	Safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles	77/541 as amended by 81/576 and 82/319	12A
59	90/629	30.10.90	L341, 6.12.90, p.14	Anchorages for motor vehicle safety belts	76/115 as amended by 81/575 and 82/318	12A
60	90/360	30.10.90	L341, 6.12.90, p.20	Field of vision of motor vehicle drivers	77/649 as amended by 81/643 and 88/366
60A	91/60	4.2.91	L37, 9.2.91, p.37	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain vehicles	85/3 as amended by 86/360, 88/218, 89/338, 89/460 and 89/641
61	91/226	27.3.91	L103, 23.4.91, p.5	Spray-suppression systems of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers
61A	91/422	15.7.91	L233, 22.8.91, p.21	The braking devices of certain categories of motor vehicles and their trailers	71/320 as amended by 74/132, 75/524, 79/489, 85/647 and 88/194
62	92/7	10.2.91	L57, 2.3.92, p.29	The weights dimensions and other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles	85/3 as amended by 86/360, 88/218, 89/338, 89/460 and 89/641
63	91/441	26.6.9	L242, 30.8.91, p.1	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77,102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436 and 89/458	4G	2F
64	91/542	1.10.91	L295, 25.10.91, p.1	Measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles	88/77	4H	2G
64A	92/6	10.2.92	L57, 2.3.92, p.27	The installation and use of speed limitation devices
65	92/22	31.3.92	L129, 14.5.92, p. 11	Safety glazing and glazing materials on motor vehicles and their trailers	—	—	—
66	92/23	31.3.92	L129, 14.5.92, p.95	Tyres of motor vehicles and their trailers and their fitting	—	—	—
67	92/24	31.3.92	L129, 14.5.92, p154	Speed limitation devices or similar speed limitation onboard certain categories of motor vehicles	–	—	—
67A	93/14	5.4.93	L121, 15.5.93, p.1	The braking of two or three-wheel motor vehicles
68	93/59	28.6.93		Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436, 89/458 and 91/441	4K	2I
69	94/12	23.3.94.	L100, 19.4.94, p.42	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436, 89/458, 91/441 and 93/59	4L	2J
69A	94/20	30.5.94	L195, 29.7.94, p.1	Mechanical coupling devices of motor vehicles and their trailers
70	92/97	10.11.92	L371, 19.12.92, p.1	Permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157 as amended by 73/350, 77/212, 81/334, 84/372 and 84/424	14G	4F
71	95/54	31.10.95	L266, 8.11.95, p.1	The suppression of radio interference of motor vehicles	72/245	2B	5B
72	96/1	22.1.96	L40, 17.2.96, p.1	Measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles	88/77 as amended by 91/542	4N	2L
73	96/20	27.3.96	L92, 13.4.96, p.23	Permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles	70/157 as amended by 73/350, 77/212, 81/334, 84/372, 84/424 and 92/97	141	4G
73A	96/36	17.6.96	L178, 17.7.96, p.15	Safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles	77/541 as amended by 81/576, 82/319 and 90/628
73B	96/38	17.6.96	L187, 26.7.96, p.95	Anchorages for motor vehicle safety belts	76/115 as amended by 81/575, 82/318 and 90/629
74	96/53	25.7.96	L 234, 17.9.96, p.59	Maximum dimensions in national and international traffic and maximum weights in international traffic
74A	96/63	30.9.96	L253, 5.10.96, p.13	Braking devices of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors	76/432
74B	96/69	08.10.96	L282,1.11.96, p.64	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436, 89/491, 91/441, 93/59, 94/12, and 96/44
. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .
75	97/19	18.4.97	L 125, 16.5.97, p.1	Liquid fuel tanks and rear under-run protection of motor vehicles and their trailers	70/221 as amended by 79/490 and 81/333
75A	97/20	18.04.97	L125, 16.05.97, p.21	The measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles	72/306, as amended by 89/491
76	97/27	22.7.97	L 233, 25.8.97, p.1	Masses and dimensions of certain categories of vehicle and their trailers
77	97/39	27.4.97	L 177, 5.7.97, p.15	Reverse and speedometer equipment of motor vehicles	75/443
77A	98/12	27.1.98	L81,18.3.98, p.1	The braking devices of certain vehicles and their trailers	71/320 as amended by 74/132, 75/524, 79/489, 85/647, 88/184, 91/422 and 98/12
78	98/69	13.10.98	L350, 28.12.98, p.1	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436, 89/491, 91/441, 93/59, 94/12, 96/44 and 96/69
79	1999/96	13.12.99	L44, 16.2.2000, p.1	Measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression ignition engines for use in vehicles and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles	88/77 as amended by 91/542 and 96/1
80	1999/102	15.12.99	L334, 28.12.99, p.43	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436, 89/491, 91/441, 93/59, 94/12, 96/44, 96/69 and 98/69
81	2001/1	22.01.2001	L35, 06.2.2001, p. 34	Measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles	70/220 as amended by 74/290, 77/102, 78/665, 83/351, 88/76, 88/436, 89/491, 91/441, 93/59, 94/12, 96/44, 96/69, 98/69, and 1999/102
82	2001/27	10.4.01	L107, 18.4.2001 p.10	Measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression- ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles	88/77 as amended by 91/542 and 1999/96
82A.	2001/43	4.8.2001	L211, 4.8.2001, p.25	Tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting	92/23
. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .	. . .
84	2002/85	5.11.2002	L57, 4.12.2002, p.327	Installation and use of speed limitation devices for certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community	92/6
85	2003/26	3.4.2003	L90, 8.4.2003, p.37	Speed limiters and exhaust emissions of commercial vehicles	2000/30
86	2003/27	3.4.2003	L90, 8.4.2003, p.41	Testing of exhaust emissions from motor vehicles	96/96
87	2003/97	10.11.2003	L25, 29.1.2004, p.1	Devices for indirect vision	71/127 as amended by 79/795, 85/205, 86/562 and 88/321
88	2004/11	11.2.2004	L44, 14.2.2004,p.19	Speed limitation devices or similar speed limitation on-board systems of certain categories of motor vehicles	92/24	9A
88A	2005/21	07.03.2005	L61, 08.03.2005, p.25	The measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles	72/306, as amended by 89/491, 97/20
89	2005/27	30.3.2005	L81, 30.3.2005, p.44	Devices for indirect vision	71/127 as replaced by 2003/97
90.	2005/55	28.09.05	L275, 20.10.05, p1	The measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles
91.	2005/78	14.11.05	L31, 29.11.05, p1	The measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles	2005/55
91A.	2006/40	17.5.2006	L161, 14.6.2006, p.12	Emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles.
92.	2006/51	6.6.06	L152. 7.6.2006, p11	The measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles	2005/55, 2005/78
93	2007/38	11.07.07	L184, 14.7.2007, p.25	Retrofitting of mirrors to certain heavy goods vehicles
94.	2007/46	5.9.2007	L263, 9.10.2007, p1	Framework Directive for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, componentsand separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
95	2014/45	29.4.14	L127, 29.4.14, p. 51	Periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers	2009/40
96	2014/47	29.4.14	L127, 29.4.14, p. 134	Technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles	2000/30.

NOTE 1. This item is to be interpreted as including reference to the amendments made by Community Directive 82/890 (item 45).

1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Item	Reference No.	ECE Regulations	ECE Regulations	ECE Regulations	ECE Regulations	Item No. in Schedule 1 to—	Item No. in Schedule 1 to—
		(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(a)	(b)
		Number	Date	Subject matter	Date of amendment	The Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations	The Type Approval for Goods Vehicles Regulations
1	10	10	17.12.68	Radio interference suppression	—	2	5
2	10.01	10	17.12.68	Radio interference suppression	19.3.78	2A	5A
2A	10.02		8.12.97	Radio interference suppression
2B	10.02	Amend. 1	9.7.99	Radio interference suppression
2C	10.02	Corr. 1	11.2.00	Radio interference suppression
3	13.03	13	29.5.69	Brakes	4.1.79	13C, 13D	6A, 6B, 6D
4	13.04	13	29.5.69	Brakes	11.8.81	13C, 13D	6A, 6B, 6D
4A	13.05	13	29.5.69	Brakes	26.11.84	—	—
4B	13.06	13	29.5.69	Brakes	22.11.90	—	—
4C	13.07	13	29.5.69	Brakes	18.9.94	—	—
4D	13.08	13	29.5.69	Brakes	26.3.95	—	—
4E	13.09	13	29.5.69	Brakes	28.8.96	—	—
5A	14	14	30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	—	—	—
6	14.01	14	30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	28.4.76	12A	—
6A	14.02	14	30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	22.11.84	12A	—
6B	14.03	14	30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	29.1.92	—	—
6C	14.04	14	30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	18.1.98	—	—
6D	14.05	14	30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	4.2.99	—	—
6C	14.03		30.1.70	Anchorages for seat belts	29.1.92	12A	—
7	15.03	15	11.3.70	Emission of gaseous pollutants	6.3.78	4B	2
8	15.04	15	11.3.70	Emission of gaseous pollutants	20.10.81	4C	2
9	16.03	16	14.8.70	Seat belts and restraint systems	9.12.79	12A	—
10	24.01	24	23.8.71	Emission of pollutants by a diesel engine	11.9.73	5	3
11	24.02	24	23.8.71	Emission of pollutants by a diesel engine	11.2.80	5A	3A
12	24.03	24	23.8.71	Emission of pollutants by a diesel engine	20.4.86	—	—
13	26.01	26	28.4.72	External projections	11.9.73	19	—
13A	30	30	1.4.75	Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers	—	17,17A	—
13B	30	30.01	1.4.75	Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers	25.9.77	17,17A	—
13C	30.02	30	1.4.75	Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers	5.10.87	17,	17A
14	34	34	25.7.75	Prevention of fire risks	—	—	—
15	34.01	34	25.7.75	Prevention of fire risks	18.1.79	—	—
16	36	36	12.11.75	Construction of public service vehicles	—	—	—
17	39	39	11.7.78	Speedometers	—	20	—
18	43	43	15.9.80	Safety glass and glazing materials	—	15B	—
19	43.01	43	15.9.80	Safety glass and glazing materials	12.11.82	15B	—
20	44	44	1.2.81	Child restraints	—	—	—
21	44.01	44	1.2.81	Child restraints	1.2.84	—	—
21A	46.01	46.	21.10.84	Mirrors	30.5.88	—	—
21A(1)	46.02	46	21.10.84.	Mirrors	23.06.05
21A(2)	46.04	46	21.10.84	Mirrors	15.07.13	—	—
21AA	49.01	49	14.5.90	emissions of gaseous pollutants	—	—
21AB	49.02	49	15.4.82	Emissions of gaseous pollutants	30.12.92
21BA	51.02	51	18.4.95	Noise emissions from motor vehicles having at least 4 wheels	—	14E	4D(4) or 4E
21BB	52.01	52	1.11.1982	Construction of small buses and coaches (M2 and M3)	12.9.1995	—	—
21B	49	49	15.4.82.	Emissions of gaseous pollutants	—	—	—
21C	54	54	1.3.83	Pneumatic tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers	—	17A	—
22	64	64	1.8.85	Vehicles with temporary-use spare wheels/tyres	—	—	—
22A	67	67	27.04.90	Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas	—	—	—
22B	67.01	67	13.11.99	Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas	—	—	—
23	78	78	15.10.88	Brakes	—	—	—
24	78.01	78	15.10.88	Brakes	22.11.90	—	—
25	83	83	5.11.89	Emissions of gaseous pollutants	—	4F	2H
26	83.01	83	5.11.89	Emissions of gaseous pollutants	30.12.92	4K	2F
27	107.01	107	18.6.1998	Construction of small buses and coaches (M2 and M3)	12.8.2004	—	—
28	107.02	107	18.6.1998	(Construction of small buses and coaches (M2 and M3)	10.11.2007	—	—
28A	108	108	23.6.98	Retreaded tyres for passenger cars and their trailers	—	—
28B	109	109	23.6.98	Retreaded tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers	—	—
29	117.01	117	6.4.2005	Tyres – Rolling sound emissions and adhesion to wet surfaces	2.2.2007	—	—
30	134	134	15.6.2015	Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles	—	—	—
31	134.01	134	15.6.2015	Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles	7.1.2022	—	—
32	134.02	134	15.6.2015	Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles	15.6.2024	—	—

SCHEDULE 3 — BRAKING REQUIREMENTS

1

The braking requirements referred to in regulation 16(4) are set out in the Table and are to be interpreted in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Schedule.

Number	Requirement
1	The vehicle shall be equipped with— (a) one efficient braking system having two means of operation; (b) one efficient split braking system having one means of operation; or (c) two efficient braking systems each having a separate means of operation.and in the case of a vehicle first used on or after 1st January 1968, no account shall be taken of a multi-pull means of operation unless, at first application, it operates a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic device which causes the application of brakes with total braking efficiency not less than 25%.
2	The vehicle shall be equipped with— (a) one efficient braking system having two means of operation; or (b) two efficient braking systems each having a separate means of operation.
3	The vehicle shall be equipped with an efficient braking system.
4	The braking system shall be so designed that in the event of failure of any part (other than a fixed member or a brake shoe anchor pin) through or by means of which the force necessary to apply the brakes is transmitted, there shall still be available for application by the driver brakes sufficient under the most adverse conditions to bring the vehicle to rest within a reasonable distance. The brakes so available shall be applied to— (a) in the case of a track-laying vehicle, one track on each side of the vehicle; (b) in the case of a wheeled motor vehicle, one wheel if the vehicle has 3 wheels and otherwise to at least half the wheels; and (c) in the case of a wheeled trailer, at least one wheel if it has only 2 wheels and otherwise at least 2 wheels.This requirement applies to the braking systems of both a trailer and the vehicle by which it is being drawn except that if the drawing vehicle complies with regulation 15, Community Directive 79/489, 85/647, 88/194, 91/422 or 98/12 or ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.07, 13.08 or 13.09, the requirements applies only to the braking system of the drawing vehicle. It does not apply to vehicles having split braking systems (which are subject to regulation 18(3)(b)) or to road rollers. (The expressions part' andhalf the wheels' are to be interpreted in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) respectively).
5	The braking system shall be so designed and constructed that, in the event of the failure of any part thereof, there shall still be available for application by the driver a brake sufficient under the most adverse conditions to bring the vehicle to rest within a reasonable distance.
6	The braking system of a vehicle, when drawing a trailer which complies with regulation 15, Community Directive 79/489, 85/647, 88/194, 91/422 or 98/12 or ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.07, 13.08 or 13.09, shall be so constructed that, in the event of a failure of any part (other than a fixed member or brake shoe anchor pin) of the service braking system of the drawing vehicle (excluding the means of operation of a split braking system) the driver can still apply brakes to at least one wheel of the trailer, if it has only 2 wheels, and otherwise to at least 2 wheels, by using the secondary braking system of the drawing vehicle.(The expression “part” is to be interpreted in accordance with paragraph 3).
7	The application of any means of operation of a braking system shall not affect or operate the pedal or hand lever of any other means of operation.
8	The braking system shall not be rendered ineffective by the non-rotation of the engine of the vehicle or, in the case of a trailer, the engine of the drawing vehicle (steam-propelled vehicles, other than locomotives and buses, are excluded from this requirement).
9	At least one means of operation shall be capable of causing brakes to be applied directly, and not through the transmission gear, to at least half the wheels of the vehicle. This requirement does not apply to a works truck with an unladen weight not exceeding 7370 kg, or to an industrial tractor; and it does not apply to a vehicle with more than 4 wheels if—(a) the drive is transmitted to all wheels other than the steering wheels without the interposition of a differential driving gear or similar mechanism between the axles carrying the driving wheels; and(b) the brakes applied by one means of operation apply directly to 2 driving wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle; and(c) the brakes applied by another means of operation act directly on all the other driving wheels. (The expression “half the wheels” is to be interpreted in accordance with paragraph (4)).
10	The brakes of a trailer shall come into operation automatically on its overrun or, in the case of a track-laying trailer drawn by a vehicle having steerable wheels at the front or a wheeled trailer, the driver of, or some other person on, the drawing vehicle or on the trailer shall be able to apply the brakes on the trailer.
11	The brakes of a trailer shall come into operation automatically on its overrun or the driver of the drawing vehicle shall be able to apply brakes to all the wheels of the trailer, using the means of operation which applies the service brakes of the drawing vehicle.
12	The brakes of the vehicle shall apply to all wheels other than the steering wheels.
13	The brakes of the vehicle shall apply to at least 2 wheels.
14	The brakes of the vehicle shall apply in the case of a wheeled vehicle to at least 2 wheels if the vehicle has no more than 4 wheels and to at least half the wheels if the vehicle has more than 4 wheels; and in the case of a track-laying vehicle to all the tracks.
15	The brakes shall apply to all the wheels.
16	The parking brake shall be so designed and constructed that—in the case of a wheeled heavy motor car or motor car, its means of operation is independent of the means of operation of any split braking system with which the vehicle is fitted;in the case of a motor vehicle other than a motor cycle or an invalid carriage, either— it is capable of being applied by direct mechanical action without the intervention of any hydraulic, electric or pneumatic device; orthe vehicle complies with requirement 15; andit can at all times when the vehicle is not being driven or is left unattended be set so as— in the case of a track-laying vehicle, to lock the tracks; andin the case of a wheeled vehicle, to prevent the rotation of at least one wheel in the case of a three wheeled vehicle and at least two wheels in the case of a vehicle with more than three wheels.
17	The parking brake shall be capable of being set so as effectively to prevent two at least of the wheels from revolving when the trailer is not being drawn.
18	The parking brake shall be so designed and constructed that— (a) in the case of a motor vehicle, its means of operation (whether multi-pull or not) is independent of the means of operation of any braking system required by regulation 18 to have a total braking efficiency of not less than 50%; and (b) in the case of a trailer, its brakes can be applied and released by a person standing on the ground by a means of operation fitted to the trailer; and (c) in either case, its braking force, when the vehicle is not being driven or is left unattended (and in the case of a trailer, whether the braking force is applied by the driver using the service brakes of the drawing vehicle or by a person standing on the ground in the manner indicated in sub-paragraph (b)) can at all times be maintained in operation by direct mechanical action without the intervention of any hydraulic, electric or pneumatic device and, when so maintained, can hold the vehicle stationary on a gradient of at least 16% without the assistance of stored energy.

2

For the purposes of requirement 3 in the Table, in the case of a motor car or heavy motor car propelled by steam and not used as a bus, the engine shall be deemed to be an efficient braking system with one means of operation if the engine is capable of being reversed and, in the case of a vehicle first used on or after 1st January 1927, is incapable of being disconnected from any of the driving wheels of the vehicle except by the sustained effort of the driver.

3

For the purpose of requirements 4 and 6 in the Table, in the case of a wheeled motor car and of a vehicle first used on or after 1st October 1938 which is a locomotive, a motor tractor, a heavy motor car or a track-laying motor car, every moving shaft which is connected to or supports any part of a braking system shall be deemed to be part of the system.

4

For the purpose of requirements 4, 9 and 14 in the Table, in determining whether brakes apply to at least half the wheels of a vehicle, not more than one front wheel shall be treated as a wheel to which brakes apply unless the vehicle is—

• (a) a locomotive or motor tractor with more than 4 wheels;

• (b) a heavy motor car or motor car first used before 1st October 1938;

• (c) a motor car with an unladen weight not exceeding 1020 kg;

• (d) a motor car which is a passenger vehicle but is not a bus;

• (e) a works truck;

• (f) a heavy motor car or motor car with more than 3 wheels which is equipped in respect of all its wheels with brakes which are operated by one means of operation; or

• (g) a track-laying vehicle.

5

In this Schedule a “multi-pull means of operation” means a device forming part of a braking system which causes the muscular energy of the driver to apply the brakes of that system progressively as a result of successive applications of that device by the driver.

SCHEDULE 4 — GAS CONTAINERS

PART I

Definitions relating to gas containers

1

In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

• “gas container” means a container fitted to a motor vehicle or a trailer and intended for the storage of gaseous fuel for the purpose of the propulsion of the vehicle or the drawing vehicle as the case may be;

• “gas cylinder” means a container fitted to a motor vehicle or a trailer and intended for the storage of compressed gas for the purpose of the propulsion of the vehicle or the drawing vehicle as the case may be;

• “compressed gas” means gaseous fuel under a pressure exceeding 1.0325 bar above atmospheric pressure;

• “pipe line” means all pipes connecting a gas container or containers— to the engine or the mixing device for the supply of a mixture of gas and air to the engine; andto the filling point on the vehicle;

• “pressure pipe line” means any part of a pipe line intended for the conveyance of compressed gas; and

• “reducing valve” means an apparatus which automatically reduces the pressure of the gas passing through it.

Gas containers

2

Every gas container shall—

• (a) be securely attached to the vehicle in such manner as not to be liable to displacement or damage due to vibration or other cause; and

• (b) be so placed or insulated as not to be adversely affected by the heat from the exhaust system.

Pipe lines

3

• (1) Every pipe line shall be supported in such manner as to be protected from excessive vibration and strain.

• (2) No part of a pipe line shall be in such a position that it may be subjected to undue heat from the exhaust system.

• (3) Every pressure pipe line shall be made of steel solid drawn.

• (4) The maximum unsupported length of a pressure pipe line shall not exceed 920 mm.

Unions

4

• (1) Every union shall be so constructed and fitted that it will—

• (a) not be liable to work loose or develop leakage when in use; and

• (b) be readily accessible for inspection and adjustment.

• (2) No union on a pressure pipe line or on a gas cylinder shall contain a joint other than a metal to metal joint.

Reducing valves

5

Every reducing valve shall be—

• (a) so fitted as to be readily accessible; and

• (b) so constructed that there can be no escape of gas when the engine is not running.

Valves and cocks

6

• (1) Every valve or cock intended to be subjected to a pressure exceeding 6.8948 bar shall be of forged steel or of brass or bronze complying with the specification contained in Part II of this Schedule.

• (2) A valve or cock shall be fitted to the pipe line to enable the supply of gas from the container or containers to the mixing device to be shut off.

• (3)

• (a) In the case of a pressure pipe line the valve or cock shall be placed between the reducing valve and the container or containers and shall be readily visible and accessible from the outside of the vehicle and a notice indicating its position and method of operation shall be affixed in a conspicuous position on the outside of the vehicle carrying the gas container or containers.

• (b) In other cases, if the valve or cock is not so visible and accessible as aforesaid, a notice indicating its position shall be affixed in a conspicuous position on the outside of the vehicle carrying the container or containers.

Pressure gauges

7

Every pressure gauge connected to a pressure pipe line shall be so constructed as not to be liable to deterioration under the action of the particular gases employed and shall be so constructed and fitted that—

• (a) in the event of failure of such pressure gauge no gas can escape into any part of the vehicle;

• (b) it is not possible owing to leakage of gas into the casing of the pressure gauge for pressure to increase therein to such extent as to be liable to cause a breakage of the glass thereof; and

• (c) in the event of failure of such pressure gauge the supply of gas thereto may be readily cut off.

Charging connections

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• (1) Every connection for charging a gas container shall be outside the vehicle and in the case of a public service vehicle no such connection shall be within 610 mm of any entrance or exit.

• (2) An efficient shut-off valve shall be fitted as near as practicable to the filling point.

Provided that in cases where compressed gas is not used a cock or an efficient non-return valve may be fitted in lieu thereof.

• (3) Where compressed gas is used an additional emergency shut-off valve shall be fitted adjacent to the valve referred to in sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph.

• (4) A cap shall be fitted to the gas filling point on the vehicle and where compressed gas is used this cap shall be made of steel with a metal to metal joint.

Trailers

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• (1) Where a trailer is used for the carriage of a gas cylinder, a reducing valve shall be fitted on the trailer.

• (2) No pipe used for conveying gas from a trailer to the engine of a vehicle shall contain compressed gas.

Construction, etc., of system

10

Every part of a gas container propulsion system shall be—

• (a) so placed or protected as not to be exposed to accidental damage and shall be soundly and properly constructed of suitable and well-finished materials capable of withstanding the loads and stresses likely to be met with in operation and shall be maintained in an efficient, safe and clean condition; and

• (b) so designed and constructed that leakage of gas is not likely to occur under normal working conditions, whether or not the engine is running.

PART II — SPECIFICATION FOR BRASS OR BRONZE VALVES

Manufacture of valves

1

The stamping or pressing from which each valve is manufactured shall be made from bars produced by (a) extrusion, (b) rolling, (c) forging, (d) extrusion and drawing, or (e) rolling and drawing.

Heat treatment

2

Each stamping or pressing shall be heat treated so as to produce an equiaxed microstructure in the material.

Freedom from defects

3

All stampings or pressings and the bars from which they are made shall be free from cracks, laminations, hard spots, segregated materials and variations in composition.

Tensile test

4

Tensile tests shall be made on samples of stampings or pressings taken at random from any consignment. The result of the tensile test shall conform to the following conditions—

• Yield Stress.—Not less than 231.6 N/mm ².

• Ultimate Tensile Stress.—Not less than 463.3 N/mm ².

• Elongation on 50 mm gauge length.—Not less than 25%.

SCHEDULE 5 — GAS SYSTEMS

Definitions

1

In this Schedule—

• “check valve” means a device which permits the flow of gas in one direction and prevents the flow of gas in the opposite direction;

• “design pressure” means the pressure which a part of a gas system has been designed and constructed safely to withstand;

• “double-check valve” means a device which consists of two check valves in series and which permits the flow of gas in one direction and prevents the flow of gas in the opposite direction;

• “electrically operated valve” means a device which is electrically operated and opens when the ignition is switched on and closes when the ignition is switched off or the power is otherwise cut off;

• “excess flow valve” means a device which automatically and instantaneously reduces to a minimum the flow of gas through the valve when the flow rate exceeds a set value;

• “fixed gas container” means a gas container which is attached to a vehicle permanently and in such a manner that the container can be filled without being moved;

• “gas container” means any container, not being a container for the carriage of gas as goods, which is fitted to or carried on a motor vehicle or trailer and is intended for the storage of gas for either— the propulsion of the motor vehicle, orthe operation of a gas-fired appliance;

• “high pressure” means a pressure exceeding 1.0325 bar absolute;

• “high pressure pipeline” means a pipeline intended to contain gas at high pressure;

• “pipeline” means any pipe or passage connecting any two parts of a gas propulsion system of a vehicle or of a gas-fired appliance supply system on a vehicle or any two points on the same part of any such system;

• “portable gas container” means a gas container which may be attached to a vehicle but which can readily be removed;

• “pressure relief valve” means a device which opens automatically when the pressure in the part of the gas system to which it is fitted exceeds a set value, reaches its maximum flow capacity when the set valve is exceeded by 10% and closes automatically when the pressure falls below a set value ; and

• “reducing valve” means a device which automatically reduces the pressure of the gas passing through it, and includes regulator devices.

Gas containers

2

• (1) Every gas container shall—

• (a) be capable of withstanding the pressure of the gas which may be stored in the container at the highest temperature which the gas is likely to reach,

• (b) if fitted inside the vehicle be so arranged as to prevent so far as is practicable the possibility of gas entering the engine, passenger or living compartments due to leaks or venting from the container or valves, connections and gauges immediately adjacent to it, and the space containing these components shall be so ventilated and drained as to prevent the accumulation of gas,

• (c) be securely attached to the vehicle in such a manner as not to be liable to displacement or damage due to vibration or other cause, and

• (d) be so placed and so insulated or shielded as not to suffer any adverse effect from the heat of the exhaust system of any engine or any other source of heat.

• (2) Every portable gas container shall be either—

• (a) hermetically sealed, or

• (b) fitted with a valve or cock to enable the flow of gas from the container to be stopped.

• (3) Every fixed gas container shall—

• (a) be fitted with—

• (i) at least one pressure relief valve, and

• (ii) at least one manually operated valve which may be extended by an internal dip tube inside the gas container so as to indicate when the container has been filled to the level corresponding to the filling ratio specified in the British Standards Institution Specification for Filling Ratios and Developed Pressure for Liquefiable and Permanent Gases (as defined, respectively, in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.5 of the said Specification) published in May 1976 under the number BS 5355, and

• (b) be conspicuously and permanently marked with its design pressure.

• (4) If any fixed gas container is required to be fitted in a particular attitude or location, or if any device referred to in sub-paragraph (3) above requires the container to be fitted in such a manner, then it shall be conspicuously and permanently marked to indicate that requirement.

• (5) If the operation of any pressure relief valve or other device referred to in sub-paragraph (3) above may cause gas to be released from the gas container, an outlet shall be provided to lead such gas to the outside of the vehicle so as not to suffer any adverse effect from the heat of the exhaust system of any engine or any other source of heat, and that outlet from the pressure relief valve shall not be fitted with any other valve or cock.

Filling systems for fixed gas containers

3

• (1) Every connection for filling a fixed gas container shall be on the outside of the vehicle.

• (2) There shall be fitted to every fixed gas container either—

• (a) a manually operated shut-off valve and an excess flow valve, or

• (b) a manually operated shut-off valve and a single check valve, or

• (c) a double-check valve.

and all parts of these valves in contact with gas shall be made entirely of suitable metal except that they may contain non-metal washers and seals provided that such washers and seals are supported and constrained by metal components.

• (3) In every case where a pipe is attached to a gas container for the purpose of filling the gas container there shall be fitted to the end of the pipe furthest from the gas container a check valve or a double-check valve.

• (4) There shall be fitted over every gas filling point on a vehicle a cap which shall—

• (a) prevent any leakage of gas from the gas filling point,

• (b) be secured to the vehicle by a chain or some other suitable means,

• (c) be made of suitable material, and

• (d) be fastened to the gas filling point by either a screw thread or other suitable means.

Pipelines

4

• (1) Every pipeline shall be fixed in such a manner and position that—

• (a) it will not be adversely affected by the heat of the exhaust system of any engine or any other source of heat,

• (b) it is protected from vibration and strain in excess of that which it can reasonably be expected to withstand, and

• (c) in the case of a high pressure pipeline it is so far as is practicable accessible for inspection.

• (2) Save as provided in sub-paragraph (4) below, every high pressure pipeline shall be—

• (a) a rigid line of steel, copper or copper alloy of high pressure hydraulic grade, suitable for service on road vehicles and designed for a minimum service pressure rating of not less than 75 bar absolute, and

• (b) effectively protected against, or shielded from, or treated so as to be resistant to, external corrosion throughout its length unless it is made from material which is corrosion resistant under the conditions which it is likely to encounter in service.

• (3) No unsupported length of any high pressure pipeline shall exceed 600 mm.

• (4) Flexible hose may be used in a high pressure pipeline either if—

• (a)

• (i) it is reinforced either by stainless steel wire braid or by textile braid,

• (ii) its length does not exceed 500mm, and

• (iii) save in the case of a pipeline attached to a gas container for the purpose of filling that container the flexibility which it provides is necessary for the construction or operation of the gas system of which it forms a part, or

• (b) its length exceeds 500mm and it complies with Annex 8 of ECE Regulation 67.01 and is approved and marked in accordance with that Regulation.

• (4A) In the case of a motor vehicle which first used gas as a fuel for its propulsion on or after 1st January 2004 a flexible hose of any length used in a high pressure pipe line shall comply with the requirements of Annex 8 of ECE Regulation 67.01 shall be approved and marked in accordance with that Regulation and shall be no longer than is reasonably necessary.

• (5) If a high pressure pipeline or part of such a pipeline is so constructed or located that it may, in the course of its normal use (excluding the supply of fuel from a gas container), contain liquid which is prevented from flowing, a relief valve shall be incorporated in that pipeline.

Unions and joints

5

• (1) Every union and joint on a pipeline or gas container shall be so constructed and fitted that it will—

• (a) not be liable to work loose or leak when in use, and

• (b) be readily accessible for inspection and maintenance.