The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/1695
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 30th October 1989.

Section 2 Preliminary

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

(2) The Secretary of State is satisfied that —

(a) it is requisite that the provisions of regulations 3 and 4 shall apply as from 30 October 1989 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 51 (sideguards)

At the end of regulation 51, there shall be added the following paragraph —

(9) Instead of complying with the foregoing provisions of this regulation a vehicle may comply with Community Directive 89/297 .

Section 4 Amendments to Schedule 2

In Table I in Schedule 2, after item 52 there shall be added the following item –