Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 23rd March 2010.

Amendment of Regulations

2.The Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979( 2 ) are amended as follows.

Amendment to Schedule 2 (Approval marks required by ECE Regulations – List)

3. In Schedule 2 after item 30A insert—

Amendment to Schedule 3 (Approval marks required by ECE Regulations – Requirements and permitted variations)

4. After paragraph 19, add—

“ 20. In relation to the marking prescribed at item 30B, the suffix “S” shall be added to the number mentioned in paragraph 2 above to show that the tyre complies with the requirements on tyre rolling noise sound emissions in the ECE Regulation referred to in column (5) of Schedule 2. ” .

Amendment to Schedule 4 (Approval marks required by Community Instruments List)

5. —(1) In Schedule 4 is amended as follows.

(2) In item 33—

(a) In column 5(a), add at the end “as amended by Directive

(b) In column 5(b), at the end insert “and O.J. L211, 4.8.2001, p.25”.

Amendment to Schedule 5 (Approval marks required by Community Instruments Requirements and variations)

6. At the end of paragraph 15 of Schedule 5, insert—

“ The suffix “-s” shall be added to the number to show that the tyre complies with the noise emission requirements in Annex V of the Community Instrument referred to in column (5) of Schedule 4. ”