S.I. No. 41/1980 - European Communities (Vehicle Type Approval) Regulations, 1980

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Vehicle Type Approval) Regulations, 1980.

2. In these Regulations:—

"Directives" means the Directives of the European Economic Community listed in the Schedule to these Regulations and "Directive" shall be construed accordingly;

"trailer" includes a semi-trailer as defined in the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, 1963 ( S.I. No. 190 of 1963 ).

3. The provisions of the Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1978, the Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 1979 and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1958 to 1977 insofar as they relate to the use of a mechanically propelled vehicle, or trailer with respect to the design, constructuon, fitting, mounting or performance standards of a component of a mechanically propelled vehicle or trailer shall not apply where the component bears a European Economic Community type approval mark in accordance with Directive 70/156/EEC of the 6th day of February 1970* or where the component fulfills the performance standards of, and is mounted and fitted in accordance with the requirements of the Directive or Directives relating to such component.

*OJ No. L42/123/2/70.

SCHEDULE

(1) Amended by Directive 73/350/EEC (O.J. No. L 321, 22/11/1973) and by Directive 72/212/EEC (O.J. No. L66, 12/3/1977).

(2) Amended by Directive 74/290/EEC (O.J. No. L 159, 15/6/1974) and Directive 77/102/EEC (O.J. No. L32, 3/2/1977).

(3) Amended by Directive 79/490/EEC (O.J. No. L 128 26/5/1979).

(4) Amended by Directive 79/795/EEC (O.J. No. L239 22/9/1979).

(5) Amended by Directive 74/132/EEC (O.J. No. L74, 19/3/1974), Directive 75/524/EEC (O.J. No. L 236, 8/9/1975) and Directive 79/489/EEC (O.J. No. L 128, 26/5/1979).

(6) Amended by Directive 78/632/EEC (O.J. No. L 206, 29/7/1978).

(7) Amended by Directive 79/488/EEC (O.J. No. L 128, 26/5/1979).

(8) Amended by Directive 78/507/EEC (O.J. No. L 155, 13/6/1978).

(9) Amended by Directive 79/1073/EEC (O.J. No. L 331, 27/12/1979).

SCHEDULE (contd.)

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for

the Environment this 15th day of February, 1980.

SYLVESTER BARRETT,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that the components of mechanically propelled vehicles and trailers which comply with the provisions of the relevant Directives listed in the Schedule to these Regulations and continue in use to so comply shall not be regarded as infringing existing statutory requirements.