Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 2533
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Made
19th September 2006
Laid before Parliament
22nd September 2006
Coming into force
18th October 2006
The Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ).
He has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of vehicles, and of components of vehicles, and in particular any vehicle type approval scheme( 2 ) and in relation to the regulation of the type, description, construction or equipment of agricultural or forestry tractors and of their components, and in particular any type approval scheme for such tractors( 3 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 18th October 2006.
Amendment of the Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005
2.The Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005( 4 ) shall be amended as follows.
3. In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (1)—
(a) at the end of the definition of “separate directive” there shall be added “as amended by such Community instruments (if any) amending a directive so listed as are in force on the day the Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2006( 5 ) are made( 6 )”; and
(b) at the end of the definition of “the Tractor Type Approval Directive” there shall be added “and as amended by Commission Directives
4. In regulation 5 (grant or refusal of application) after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted—
“ (1A) The UK type-approval authority shall make any decision under this regulation in accordance with the Tractor Type Approval Directive and any relevant separate directive. ” .
Revocations
5. The Regulations specified in the Table in the Schedule shall be revoked.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State
S.J Ladyman
Minister of State
Department for Transport
19th September 2006
Regulation 5
SCHEDULE REVOCATIONS
Table
| Regulations revoked | References | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) Regulations 1988 | S.I. 1988/1567 | The whole Regulations |
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 | S.I. 1989/2275 | The whole Regulations |
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 | S.I. 1990/2336 | The whole Regulations |
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 | S.I. 1992/80 | The whole Regulations |
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 | S.I. 2000/828 | The whole Regulations |
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 | S.I. 2001/1710 | The whole Regulations |
| Agricultural or Forestry Tractors and Tractor Components (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 | S.I. 2002/1890 | The whole Regulations |
Council Directives 74/151/EEC (OJ L84, 28.3.1974, p.25), 77/311/EEC (OJ L105, 28.4.1977, p. 1), 78/933/EEC (OJ L325, 20.11.1978, p. 16) and 89/173/EEC (OJ L 67, 10.3.1989, p. 1) were last amended by Commission Directive 2006/26/EC (OJ L65, 7.3.2006, p. 22.) Council Directives 86/298/EEC (OJ L186, 8.7.1986, p. 26) and 87/402/EEC (OJ L220, 8.8.1987, p. 1) were last amended by Commission Directive 2005/67/EC (OJ L273, 19.10.2005, p. 17.) Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L173, 12.7.2000, p.1) was last amended by Commission Directive 2005/13/EC (O.J. L55, 1.3.2005, p. 35).