The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1986

• Citation: S.I. 1986/1597
• Sections: 4

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 and shall come into operation on 10th October 1986.

Section 2

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

Section 3

The Secretary of State is satisfied that—

(a) it is requisite that the provisions of regulation 4 of these Regulations (being provisions which vary the requirements as regards the construction of certain classes of vehicles) shall apply as from 1st May 1987 to vehicles registered under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 before the expiration of one year from the making of these Regulations; and

(b) notwithstanding that the said provisions will then apply to those vehicles, no undue hardship or inconvenience will be caused thereby.

Section 4

For the definition of “the British Standard Specification” in regulation 64(4) there shall be substituted the following definitions—

“ the British Standard Specification ” means —

in relation to a containment device fitted before 1st May 1987, Part 1a of the amended Specification and Part 2 of the original Specification; and

in relation to a containment device fitted on or after 1st May 1987, Part 1a and Part 2a of the amended Specification;

“ the original Specification ” means the British Standard Specification for Spray Reducing Devices for Heavy Goods Vehicles published under the reference BS AU 200: Part 1: 1984 and BS AU 200; Part 2: 1984;

“ the amended Specification ” means the original Specification as amended and published under the reference BS AU 200: Part 1a: 1986 and BS AU 200: Part 2a: 1986;

“ containment device ” means any device so described in the original Specification or the amended Specification;