Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 2730
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000
Made
4th October 2000
Laid before Parliament
16th October 2000
Coming into force
7th November 2000
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, being a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) for the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles, and of components of vehicles, and in particular any vehicle type approval scheme, in exercise of the powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 7th November 2000.
Amendments to Schedule 1 (Separate Directives)
2.Schedule 1 to the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1998( 3 ) shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.
3. —(1) In the third and fourth columns of the Table shall be inserted the entries specified below.
(2) In item 3 (fuel tanks/rear protective devices), after the last entry—
| “ (3) | (4) |
|---|---|
| 2000/8/EC† | L106, 3.5.2000, p.7 ” |
(3) In item 12 (interior fittings), after the last entry—
| “ (3) | (4) |
|---|---|
| 2000/4/EC† | L87, 8.4.2000, p.22 ” |
(4) In item 31 (seat belts), after the last entry—
| “ (3) | (4) |
|---|---|
| 2000/3/EC* | L53, 25.2.2000, p.1 ” |
4. In the first, second, fourth and fifth columns of the Table shall be inserted the entries specified below.
| “ (1) | (2) | (4) | (5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 98/91/EC† | L11,16.01.1999, p.25 | Transport of dangerous goods |
| 56 | 2000/40/EC† | L203,10.08.2000, p.9 | Front protective devices ” |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Larry Whitty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
4th October 2000