Draft regulation: road traffic
2008 No. **
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. *) Regulations 2008
Made 2008
Laid before Parliament 2008
Coming into force 2008
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988( ).
In accordance with section 195(2) of that Act she has consulted with such representative organisations as she thinks fit.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. *) Regulations 2008 and come into force on * ** 2008.
Amendment to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
2.—(1) The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986( ) are amended as follows.
(2) Regulation 41A shall be re-numbered as paragraph (1) of that regulation and after that re-numbered provision, there shall be added—
“(2) A minibus which is required by regulation 41 to meet the requirements specified in Schedule 6 need not meet the requirements set out in items 2 to 4 and 7 to 12 of that Schedule if it meets such requirements of ECE Regulation 52.01 or 107.01 or 107.02 as apply to that minibus.”.
(3) Regulation 53C shall be re-numbered as paragraph (1) of that regulation and after that re-numbered provision, there shall be added—
“(2) A coach which is required by either regulation 53A or 53B, as the case may be, to meet the requirements specified in that particular provision, need not meet them if it meets such requirements of ECE Regulation 107.01 or 107.02 as apply to that coach.”.
(4) In Table 2 in Schedule 2—
(a) after the entry relating to item 21B, insert—
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“21BB |
52.01 |
52 |
12.09.1995 |
M2 and M3 small capacity vehicles |
” |
(b) at the end, add—
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“27
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107.01 |
107 |
12.08.2004 |
M2 and M3 vehicles |
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28 |
107.02 |
107 |
10.11.2007 |
M2 and M3 vehicles |
” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Parliamentary under Secretary of State
2008 Department for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”) include provisions which prescribe the construction requirements for minibuses and coaches. These Regulations amend the 1986 Regulations so as to give effect to ECE Regulations 52.01, 107.01 and 107.02.
Regulation 2(2) inserts a new paragraph into regulation 41A of the 1986 Regulations so that minibuses which meet the requirements of ECE Regulations 52.01, 107.01 or 107.02, in so far as they apply to minibuses, will not need to meet the requirements of items 2 to 4, and 7 to 12 in Schedule 6 (construction of minibuses) to the 1986 Regulations.
Regulation 2(3) inserts a new paragraph into regulation 53C of the 1986 Regulations so that coaches which meet the requirements of ECE Regulations 107.01 or 107.02, in so far as they apply to coaches, will not need to meet the requirements set out in regulation 53A or 53B.
Regulation 2(4) amends Table 2 (ECE Regulations) in Schedule 2 by inserting new items into it (items 21BB, 27 and 28 refer to ECE Regulations 52.01, 107.01 and 107.02).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
Copies of the ECE Regulations referred to in these Regulations can be obtained from the Stationery Office (telephone: 0870 2600 5522, website www.tsoshop.co.uk) or from the UNECE website: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs101-120.html
(1): (a) 1988 c.52. (b) SI 1986/1078; relevant amending instruments are SI 1987/1133, 1989/2360 and 2005/2987.
