The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982 No. 1477


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1982 No. 1477

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The Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982

Made

15th October 1982

Laid before Parliament

8th November 1982

Coming into Operation

1st December 1982

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44(4) of the Road Traffic Act 1972(1) and now vested in him(2), and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with the provisions of section 199(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:-

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st December 1982 and may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1982.

2. The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981(3) are further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

3. In Regulation 3 (Interpretation), in paragraph (1), after the definition of "normal working week" insert the following definition-

""play bus" means a motor vehicle which was originally constructed to carry more than 12 passengers but which has been adapted primarily for the carriage of playthings for children (including articles required in connection with the use of those things);".

4. In Regulation 5 (Classification of Vehicles and Application of Regulations), in paragraph (1), in the specification of Class V, for the words "Large passenger-carrying vehicles" substitute the words "Large passenger-carrying vehicles, play buses".

David Howell

Secretary of State for Transport

15th October 1982

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981, so as to define the expression "play bus" (Regulation 3) and to provide that play buses shall be within Class V (Regulation 4).

(1)

section 44(4) of which Act has been amended by section 5(10) of the Transport Act 1978 (c. 55) and section 34 of the Transport Act 1980 (c. 34).

(2)

S.I. 1979/571 and 1981/238.

(3)

to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

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