Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 142
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Made
26th January 2006
Laid before Parliament
1st February 2006
Coming into force
21st April 2006
The Secretary of State for Transport is 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.
Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, he makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 21st April 2006.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Motor Vehicles (EC Type Approval) Regulations 1998( 3 ).
Amendments to Schedule 1 (separate directives)
2. —(1) The table in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows.
(2) In item 15 (seat strength), there shall be added in the third and fourth columns after the last entry—
| 2005/39/EC† | L255, 30.09.2005, p.143 |
(3) In item 19 (seat belt anchorages), there shall be added in the third and fourth columns after the last entry—
| 2005/41/EC† | L255, 30.09.2005, p.149 |
(4) In item 31 (seat belts), there shall be added in the third and fourth columns after the last entry—
| 2005/40/EC† | L255, 30.09.2005, p.146 |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State 26th January 2006
S.J. Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
S.I. 1972/1811 .
S.I. 1998/2051 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/778 , 1999/2324 , 2000/869 , 2000/2730 , 2001/2809 , 2002/1835 , 2002/2743 , 2003/1019 , 2003/2428 , 2004/73 , 2004/2186 and 2005/2454 .
OJ No. L255, 30.09.2005, p.143.
OJ No. L255, 30.09.2005, p.146.
OJ No. L255, 30.09.2005, p.149.