RECENT AND IMMINENT LEGISLATION
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The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No6) Regulations 1996. CIF 1 July 1997. Provides exemptions from a number of C&U regulations for vehicles with a Ministry-approved certificate.
The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 1996. CIF 1 July 1997. Extends Type Approval regulations to include motor ambulances, motor caravans, personally imported passenger vehicles and amateur-built passenger vehicles.
The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for
Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 1996. CIF 1 July 1997. Amends the Type Approval regulations to establish a scheme to approve the construction of single light vehicles before they are brought into service.
The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 1996. CIF 1 July 1997. Amends the lighting regulations for passenger vehicles subject to a Ministryapproved certificate.
The Road Traffic (New Drivers] Act 1995 (Commencement) Order 1997. CIF 1 June. Returns new drivers to learner status if they tot up six or more penalty points within two years of passing their tests.
The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 1997. CIF 1 April 1997. Allows untaxed vehicles to be clamped and impounded.
The Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1997. CIF 24 March 1997. Introduces new procedures for notifying the DVLA of changes in a vehicle's owner by requiring the seller of the vehicle, as well as the buyer, to inform the DVLA. The Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 1997. CIF 1 April 1997. Amends the Plating and Testing Regulations to exempt vehicles subject to a certificate of conformity or a Ministry-approved certificate from having a first examination and extends the validity period of a test certificate.
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1997. CIF 1 October 1997. Require cab notices where the overall travelling height of the vehicle exceeds 3m and automatic warning devices from 1 April/1 October 1998 (dependent upon the age of the vehicle) when power operated high-level equipment is fitted.
The Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 1997. CIF 22 April 1997. Allows vehicles used on piggyback road/rail operations to operate at weights up to 44 tonnes subject to axle and spacing requirements.
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendments) (No2) Regulations 1997. CIF 1 April 1997. Allows several licence categories to be used as a provisional licence for the next category.
The New Drivers (Appeals Procedure) Regulations 1997, CIF 1 June 1997. Establishes the appeals procedure for new drivers banned under the six-points-intwo-years procedure.
The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) (Amendment) (No3) Regulations 1997. CIF 1 July 1997. Modifies the requirements for speed limiters for buses and coaches.
The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for
Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1997. CIF 30 June 1997. Makes it an offence to use a vehicle without a Type Approval certificate.