1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 20th June 1984, and may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1984.

2. The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 are hereby amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

3. In Regulation 3 (Application of Regulations)-

(a)in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) for the word "tractor" substitute the word "tractive";

(b)for paragraph (2)(e) substitute the following paragraphs:-

"(e)a motor vehicle which is of a new or improved type, or is fitted with equipment of a new or improved type, and which has been constructed to that type or fitted with that equipment, for the purposes of tests or trials or for use as a prototype, and-

(i)is not intended for general use on roads, and

(ii)in the case of a vehicle first used on a road on or after 20th June 1984, remains in the ownership and the use of-

(A)if the vehicle is of a new or improved type the manufacturer of the vehicle, or

(B)if the vehicle is fitted with equipment of a new or improved type the manufacturer of the equipment or the manufacturer of the vehicle on which that equipment is used;

(ee)a motor vehicle the unladen weight of which does not exceed 1525 kilograms which is of a new or improved type provided that-

(i)a final examination has been carried out in respect of a vehicle to which the vehicle is alleged to conform following a written application made either-

(A)in the manner approved in accordance with Regulation 7 for a type approval certificate for the type, or

(B)in the manner approved in accordance with Regulation 8 for a Minister's approval certificate in respect of a vehicle of the type,

and as a result of the examination the Secretary of State is satisfied that the relevant type approval requirements specified in Schedule 1 are complied with;

(ii)the Secretary of State has been notified of the vehicle identification number in a manner approved by him;

(iii)the vehicle is being used for no purpose other than for, or in connection with, publicity, demonstration or evaluation of that type of vehicle; and

(iv)until, following the examination mentioned in sub-paragraph (i), there has been issued a type approval certificate or, as the case may be, a Minister's approval certificate, the vehicle-

(A)remains in the ownership of the person who made the application referred to in sub-paragraph (i); and

(B)is not offered for sale or supply, or sold or supplied, by retail;";

and

(c)in paragraph (2)(h) for the words "of a kind described in" substitute the words "the use of which on a road is authorised by".

4. In Regulation 4, in paragraph (1)(b)(ii), for the word "were" substitute the word "where".

5. For Regulation 11 substitute the following new Regulation:-

""Suspension, amendment or cancellation of certificates

11.-(1) Where a prescribed alteration is made to a vehicle the Secretary of State may, either:-

(a)by virtue of section 50(1)(b)-

(i)suspend the certificate in force in respect of the vehicle, or

(ii)amend that certificate, or

(iii)cancel that certificate; or

(b)issue a notice that no suspension, amendment or cancellation is necessary.

(2) The fee prescribed for an examination carried out for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (i) shall be paid before the examination starts."

6. In Schedule 1-

(a)for item 2 substitute the new item 2 specified in the Schedule to these Regulations;

(b)in item 4C, in column (3)(c), after the words "and 5.3" insert the words "The sound levels when measured under the conditions set out in the above-mentioned paragraphs are not to exceed 82dB(A).";

(c)in item 4D, in column (3)(c), after the words "and 5.3" insert the words "The sound levels when measured under the conditions set out in the above-mentioned paragraphs are not to exceed 89dB(A)."; and

(d)in items 6A, 6B and 6D, in relation to the item relating to ECE Regulation 13 as revised on 4 January 1979, in column (6), insert "30.9.1984".

(see Regulation 6)

SCHEDULE(NEW ITEM IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE MOTOR VEHICLES (TYPE APPROVAL FOR GOODS VEHICLES) (GREAT BRITAIN) REGULATIONS 1982)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 as follows:-

(a)the scope of the Regulations is refined (Regulation 3(a));

(b)the exemptions from the Regulations are amended in relation to vehicles of a new or improved type, or fitted with equipment of a new or improved type (Regulation 3(b)) and in relation to vehicles being used on a road by virtue of Article 15, 17 or 18 of the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1198) (Regulation 3(c));

(c)a minor printing error is corrected (Regulation 4);

(d)provisions are made for the cancellation of a certificate (as well as for the suspension of or amendment to one) (Regulation 5);

(e)the type approval requirements are amended so as to add provisions about sound levels and exhaust emissions and to provide a cessation date for certain standards which are being superseded (Regulation 6 and the Schedule).