The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/1178
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and introduction

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 25th July 1988.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and introduction

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

(2) The Secretary of State is satisfied that—

(a) it is requisite that the provisions of regulation 3 of these Regulations (being provisions which vary the requirements as regards the construction of certain classes of vehicles) shall apply as from 25th July 1988 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 3 Amendments to regulation 33 (mirrors)

Regulation 33 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in the Table in paragraph (1), for “85/205” in column 4 of item 1, in columns 3 and 4 of item 3, in columns 3 and 4 of item 4, in column 4 of item 5 and in column 4 of item 6 there shall be substituted “86/562”; and

(b) for paragraph (5) there shall be substituted the following—

(5) Instead of complying with paragraphs (1) to (4) a vehicle may comply—

(a) if it is a goods vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg first used on or after 1st April 1985 and before 1st August 1989, with Community Directive 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562;

(b) if it is a goods vehicle first used on or after 1st August 1989—

(i) in the case of a vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 3500 kg but not exceeding 12,000 kg with Community Directive 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562; and

(ii) in the case of a vehicle with a maximum gross weight exceeding 12,000 kg with Community Directive 85/205 or 86/562;

(c) if it is an agricultural motor vehicle with Community Directive 71/127, 74/346, 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562;

(d) if it is a two-wheeled motor cycle with or without a side-car with Community Directive 71/127, 79/795, 80/780, 85/205 or 86/562; and

(e) if it is any other vehicle with Community Directive 71/127, 79/795, 85/205 or 86/562.

Section 4 Amendments to regulation 33 (mirrors)

In Table 1 in Schedule 2 after the entry relating to Item 50 there shall be inserted the following entry—