The Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020

• “principal information” is—the name and address and (if any) the company registration number of the manufacturer;the manufacturer's designation (make and model) of the trailer;the month and year when manufacture of the vehicle was completed;the vehicle identification (VIN) number;the number of—the type approval, orthe individual approval certificate;in the case of a large trailer, the date of any certificate of conformity issued in respect of the vehicle;in the case of a small trailer—a copy of any certificate of conformity issued in respect of the vehicle,the date of supply, andthe name and address of the purchaser; whether the trailer is to be kept, or normally kept, at a place in Great Britain, in Northern Ireland, or in either jurisdiction;

• “small trailer” means a trailer which is not a large trailer.

• (2) For the purposes of this regulation—

• “alternative conditions” are the conditions applied by virtue of Schedule 3;

• “alternative information” is the information specified in Schedule 3;

• “converter dolly” means a trailer which—is equipped with two or more wheels,is designed to be used in combination with a semi-trailer without any part of the weight of the semi-trailer being borne by the drawing vehicle, andis not in itself part of the semi-trailer or the drawing vehicle when being so used;

• “semi-trailer” means a trailer which is constructed or adapted to form part of an articulated vehicle.

CHAPTER 4 — Making available on the market, registration or entry into service: limits and derogations

End-of-Series vehicles: limits

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For the purposes of Part B of Annex V of the Type Approval Regulation, the maximum number of complete vehicles and completed vehicles entered into service in the Great Britain is restricted in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Part.

Components and separate technical units: derogations

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Except where these Regulations or any other enactment make provision to the contrary (if at all), the derogations permitted by paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Article 50 of the Type Approval Regulation or the EU Type Approval Regulation apply.

PART 5 — Offences, enforcement and civil penalties

Offences, enforcement and civil penalties

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• (1) Schedule 4 (offences, penalties, enforcement and other matters) and Schedule 5 (other legislation for which penalties are applied) have effect.

• (2) Except in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 or in relation to the expression “Officer of Revenue and Customs”, a reference in Schedule 4 to an officer is a reference to any person authorised by the enforcement authority to assist the authority in enforcing these Regulations , the Type Approval Regulation and the EU Type Approval Regulation.

PART 6 — Consequential amendments, revocations, savings and transitional provisions

Consequential amendments, revocations and savings

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• (1) Schedule 6 (consequential amendments and revocations) has effect.

• (2) Anything—

• (a) done under, or by virtue of, any provision in Regulations revoked by these Regulations, if it could have been done under or for the purpose of the corresponding provision of these Regulations or the Type Approval Regulation, is deemed to have been done under or by virtue of the corresponding provision of these Regulations or the Type Approval Regulation, and

• (b) begun under, or by virtue of, any provision in Regulations revoked by these Regulations, if it may be done under or for the purpose of the corresponding provision of these Regulations or the Type Approval Regulation, may be continued under these Regulations or the Type Approval Regulation as if begun under these Regulations or the Type Approval Regulation.

Transitional provision: national small series type approval of vehicles over 4m in height

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• (1) This regulation applies in respect of a national small series type approval—

• (a) granted pursuant to the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2009, and

• (b) valid immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations.

• (2) In relation to a type of vehicle specified in column (1) of the Table in this regulation and which exceeds 4 metres in height, the definition of “maximum permitted number” in regulation 21(9) is to be read as though it were a reference to the number shown in column (2) of the table in relation to the vehicle category to which that type belongs.

Transitional provision: national small series type approval certificate of conformity

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For the period beginning with the day on which these Regulations are commenced and ending with 31st December 2020, the obligations imposed by regulation 20(3) apply as though, in paragraph 3 of Annex VIII of the Implementing Regulation (as defined in regulation 20(4)), the words after “coloured graphics” were omitted.

SCHEDULE 1 — Technical and administrative requirements for grant of national small series type approval

PART 1 — Interpretation

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In this Schedule—

• “approval” means— a certificate of type approval (including a certificate issued in accordance with Council Directive 70/156/EEC or Directive 2007/46/EC) issued in the United Kingdom or other member State, or a document of approval issued under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, which is sufficient to show that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit complies with a requirement specified in column 1 of a table in this Schedule;

• “certificate of conformity” means a certificate of conformity issued in respect of a type approval granted in the United Kingdom or other member State (including a type approval granted before 5th July 2020);

• “disabled person’s vehicle” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to enable a person with a disability to travel in the vehicle as a driver or a passenger, in safety and reasonable comfort (and “disability” has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010²⁷);

• “effective date” has the meaning given in Part 1 of Schedule 2;

• “test report” means a report issued by a technical service (within the meaning of Article 3(38) of the Type Approval Regulation) which is sufficient to show that a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit complies with a requirement specified in column 1 of a table in this Schedule.

2

A reference in a table in this Schedule to any numbered item is, except where otherwise provided, a reference to the item so numbered in that table.

3

A reference in column 1 of a table in this Schedule to any Directive, Regulation (other than a UNECE Regulation) or Decision is a reference to the version of that Directive, Regulation or Decision—

• (a) as at the date of any specified last amendment, or

• (b) where it has been revoked and no last amendment is specified, immediately before that revocation.

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A reference in column 2 or 3 of a table in this Schedule to any Directive, Regulation or Decision is a reference to the version of that Directive, Regulation or Decision mentioned in the corresponding entry in column 1 of the table concerned.

PART 2 — Requirements for vehicles of category M1

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

SECTION 1

Wheelchair spaces

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A wheelchair space must be fitted with—

• (a) a wheelchair and wheelchair user restraint system complying with item 19A of the Type Approval Regulation, Annex II, Part III, Appendix 3, or

• (b) a restraint system comprising—

• (i) a four point wheelchair tie-down system suitable for general wheelchair application, and

• (ii) a wheelchair user restraint system comprising a minimum of three anchorage points to provide a pelvic and upper torso restraint system.

Wheelchair tie-down devices

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A wheelchair tie-down device must comply with ISO 10542 and be marked accordingly.

Location and geometry of anchorages

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The geometry of the wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint system anchorages and webbing must comply with ISO 10542. A surrogate wheelchair as defined in ISO 10542 or equivalent must be used for this purpose.

Testing of restraint system anchorages

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• (1) A static test must be conducted on the anchorage points for both the wheelchair tie-downs and occupant restraints in accordance with the following requirements—

• (a) The tests must be conducted on a vehicle or a representative section of a vehicle structure including any vehicle fittings that are likely to contribute to the strength or rigidity of the structure;

• (b) The forces specified in paragraph 5 below must be applied by means of a surrogate wheelchair of adequate strength as defined in ISO 10542, or equivalent, with attachment points for the front and rear tie-downs and reproducing the geometry of the wheelchair tie-down system;

• (c) The forces specified in paragraph 6 below must be applied by means of a traction device specified in paragraph 5.3.4 of Annex I to Directive 76/115/EEC as last amended by Directive 96/38/EC⁹³ and supported on the surrogate wheelchair defined in (b) above;

• (d) The forces in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) above must be applied simultaneously in the forward direction at an angle of 10° ± 5° above the horizontal plane. The force in (b) must be applied at a height of not less than 200 mm and not more than 300 mm measured vertically above the floor of the wheelchair space;

• (e) The force in paragraph 5(b) must be applied in the rearward direction at an angle of 10° ± 5° above the horizontal plane at a height of not less than 200 mm and not more than 300 mm measured vertically above the floor of the wheelchair space;

• (f) All forces must be applied as rapidly as possible through the central vertical axis of the wheelchair and wheelchair space;

• (g) All forces must be maintained for a period of not less than 0.2 seconds.

• (2) For test purposes the components comprising the wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint devices may be replaced with components suitable for test purposes having a similar function.

Forces applied to a wheelchair tie-down system

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The force applied to the surrogate wheelchair:

• (a) in the forward direction to be 24.50 kN;

• (b) in the rearward direction to be 12.25 kN.

Forces applied to an occupant restraint system

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The forces must be those specified in paragraph 5.4 of Annex I to Directive 76/115/EEC as last amended by Directive 96/38/EC.

Anchorage system performance

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The anchorages will meet the test performance requirements if—

• (a) no part of the system has failed, or become detached during the test;

• (b) no part of the anchorage system has deformed to such an extent that sharp edges or protrusion may cause injury.

SECTION 2

Instead of complying with Section 1 an alternative wheelchair tie-down system, docking system or occupant restraint system may be fitted. This may include a rearward facing wheelchair arrangement with appropriate safety features. Evidence must be provided to the approval authority that the system offers an equivalent level of occupant protection for the wheelchair user.

PART 3 — Requirements for vehicles of category N1