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3.—(1) The 2001 Regulations are amended as specified in Part 2 of these Regulations.
(2) The 2009 Regulations are amended as specified in Parts 3 to 6 of these Regulations.
(3) The Motorcycles Regulations are amended as specified in Part 7 of these Regulations.
(4) The AFV Regulations are amended as specified in Part 8 of these Regulations.
(a)in the definition of “official fuel consumption”, for “Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20th June 2007” substitute “Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151”(6); and
PART 4AMENDMENTS TO PART 4 OF THE 2009 REGULATIONS: NATIONAL SMALL SERIES TYPE APPROVAL AND INDIVIDUAL APPROVAL
9.—(1) In Schedule 4 (technical and administrative requirements for grant of national small series type approval), Section 1 of Part 2 (requirements for vehicles of category M1) is amended as follows.
(2) In item 2 of the table (emissions)—
(a)for the heading “2. Emissions”, substitute “2. Light Duty Emissions”;
(i)in paragraph 3, for “Vehicles”, substitute “Complete or Completed vehicles”.
“4. Complete or Completed vehicles manufactured after 1st December 2018: the technical provisions of Annex XXI to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1151 (WLTP)”;
(i)in paragraph 5 for “The requirements”, substitute “In the case of a Completed vehicle, the requirements”;
(ii)in paragraph 6, at the end, insert “or aerodynamic performance”.
(3) In item 3 of the table (fuel tanks / rear protective devices), in the first column, at the end of paragraph 1 insert—
The technical provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 79/2009 or UNECE Regulation 134 for hydrogen.”.
(4) Omit item 11 of the table (diesel smoke).
(5) In item 41 of the table (diesel emissions)—
(a)for the heading “41. Diesel Emissions”, substitute the heading “41. Heavy Duty Emissions”;
(b)in the first column, after paragraph 2, insert—
“3. Complete or Completed vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2018: Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 Annex I limit values”;
(c)in the third column, in paragraph 3, for “For vehicles with a maximum mass equal to or exceeding 2500kg” substitute “In the case of Completed vehicles”.
(6) At the end of the table add the following item—
Vehicle: The technical provisions of UNECE Regulation 100.01”
10.—(1) In Schedule 4, Section 2 of Part 2 (wheelchairs) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 4 (testing of restraint system anchorages), re-letter the sub-paragraphs (c) to (i) as sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) respectively.
(3) In paragraph 5 (forces applied to a wheelchair), re-letter the sub-paragraphs (j) and (k) as (a) and (b) respectively.
(4) In paragraph 7 (anchorage system performance), re-letter the sub-paragraphs (l) and (m) as (a) and (b) respectively.
11.—(1) In Schedule 4, Section 1 of Part 3 (requirements for vehicles of category N1) is amended as follows.
(a)for the heading “2. Emissions”, substitute the heading “2. Light Duty Emissions”;
(b)in the first column, at the end, add the following paragraph—
“4. Complete or Completed vehicles manufactured after 1st December 2019: the technical provisions of Annex XXI in Regulation EU No. 2017/1151 (WLTP).”;
(c)in the third column, in paragraph 4—
(i)for “special purpose vehicle”, substitute “completed vehicle”; and
(ii)at the end, add “or aerodynamic performance”.
(3) In the first column of item 3 of the table (fuel tanks / rear protective devices)—
(a)insert at the end of paragraph 2—
(b)renumber paragraph 4 as paragraph 3.
(5) In item 41 (diesel emissions)—
(a)for the heading “41. Diesel Emissions” substitute “41. Heavy Duty Emissions”; and
(b)in the first column, after paragraph 2, add the following paragraph—
“3. Complete or completed vehicles manufactured on or after 1st September 2018; Regulation (EC) No. 595/2009 Annex I limit values.”.
(6) At the end of the table, add the following item—
PART 5AMENDMENTS TO PART 5 OF THE 2009 REGULATIONS: VALIDITY OF APPROVALS AND END-OF SERIES VEHICLES
14.—(1) Regulation 31 (end-of series vehicles for EC type approval) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)(a), for “has been granted by the approval authority”, substitute “has been granted for a vehicle pursuant to Article 9 of the Framework Directive”.
(a)for the definition of “EC type approval” substitute—
““EC type approval” means a type approval granted for a vehicle pursuant to Article 9 of the Framework Directive”;” and
(b)in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—
““EC type approval authority” means a competent authority appointed by a member state and notified to the Commission in accordance with article 43 of the Framework Directive.”.
15.—(1) Regulation 32 (end of series for national small series type approval) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (5)(b)(i), for “EC”, substitute “national”.
PART 6AMENDMENTS TO PART 6 OF THE 2009 REGULATIONS: MISCELLANEOUS
16. After regulation 33 (forgery, false statements, etc), insert—
“Defeat systems
33A.—(1) A person who is a manufacturer is guilty of an offence if a motor vehicle manufactured by that person—
(a)is placed on the market or registered in the United Kingdom; and
(b)that motor vehicle is fitted with a defeat system which is not permitted.
(2) A separate offence under paragraph (1) is committed in respect of each such motor vehicle placed on the market or registered.
(3) A defeat system is not permitted unless—
(a)in the case of a motor vehicle to which Regulation (EC) 595/2009 applies, the fitting and operation of the defeat system is explained in the extended documentation package submitted by the manufacturer to the approval authority (as defined in Article 3(29) of the Framework Directive) when applying for emissions type approval for that vehicle; or
(b)in the case of a motor vehicle to which Regulation (EC) 715/2007 applies—
(i)its use falls within one of the exceptions listed in Article 5(2)(a) to (c) of that Regulation; and
(ii)in respect of a motor vehicle submitted for emissions type approval after 16th May 2016, the fitting and operation of the defeat system is explained in the documentation package submitted by the manufacturer to the approval authority (as defined in Article 3(29) of the Framework Directive) when applying for emissions type approval for that vehicle.
(4) Where, following examination of motor vehicles associated with a single EC vehicle type approval, the approval authority is satisfied that two or more of those motor vehicles—
(a)are vehicles for which an EC certificate of conformity has been issued in respect of that approval; and
(b)are fitted with a defeat system which is not permitted,
each motor vehicle associated with that single EC vehicle type approval is to be taken to be similarly fitted with a defeat system which is not permitted unless proved otherwise by the manufacturer.
(5) In paragraph (4), a motor vehicle is associated with an EC vehicle type approval if an EC certificate of conformity relating to that type approval has been issued in respect of that vehicle.
(6) Schedule 7 (penalties, enforcement and other matters) applies in relation to an offence under this regulation.
“Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information(7);
“Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2011” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2011 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and amending Annexes I and III to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(8);
“Commission Regulation (EC) No 2017/1151” means Commission Regulation (EC) No 2017/1151 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (9);
“defeat system” means—
in the case of a motor vehicle to which Regulation (EC) 595/2009 applies—
where the engine system or engine family meets the conditions specified in Article 6(1a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2011, a “defeat strategy” as defined in paragraph 2 of UNECE Regulation No 49;
in all other cases, a “defeat strategy” as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EC) 595/2009,
at the time of applying for emissions type approval for that vehicle;
in the case of a motor vehicle to which Regulation (EC) 715/2007 applies—
where, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, the motor vehicle meets the requirements of Regulation (EC) 715/2007 by virtue of compliance with UNECE Regulation No 83, a “defeat device” as defined in paragraph 2 of that UNECE Regulation;
in all other cases, a “defeat device” as defined in Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) 715/2007,
“emissions type approval” means EC type approval in accordance with Regulation (EC) 715/2007 or Regulation (EC) 595/2009 (as appropriate) in respect of tailpipe emissions and evaporative emissions for a motor vehicle;
“extended documentation package” means—
in the case of a motor vehicle to which Regulation (EC) 715/2007 applies, the extended documentation package mentioned in—
Article 5(11) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008(10); or
Article 5(11) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2017/1151;
in the case of a motor vehicle to which Regulation (EC) 595/2009 applies, the extended documentation package specified in Article 5(3) of, and Section 8 of Annex I to, Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2011;
“placed on the market” means supplying or making available, whether in return for payment or free of charge, to a third party, and includes exposure for sale to a third party;
“registered” means registered pursuant to section 21 of the 1994 Act;
“Regulation (EC) 715/2007” means Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information(11);
“Regulation (EC) 595/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information(12).
33B.—(1) If an offence under regulation 33A committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to neglect on the part of, an officer of the body corporate, or a person purporting to act as an officer of the body corporate, that officer or person (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (1) applies in relation to the acts and omissions of a member in connection with the member’s functions of management as it applies to an officer of the body corporate.
(3) If an offence under regulation 33A is—
(4) In this regulation “officer” in relation to a body corporate means a director, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate.”.
17.—(1) Regulation 38 (duplicate certificates) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading, for “Duplicate certificates”, substitute “Replacement certificates”.
(3) In paragraphs (1) and (6), for “duplicate certificate”, substitute “replacement certificate”.
(4) In paragraphs (2) and (3), for “a duplicate”, substitute “a replacement certificate”.
“(4) A replacement certificate must be marked “Replacement”.”.
(a)for “duplicate certificate”, substitute “a replacement certificate”; and
(b)for “the duplicate”, substitute “the replacement”.
18. After Schedule 6, insert—
regulation 33A(6)
“SCHEDULE 7Penalties, enforcement and other matters
PART 1Interpretation of Schedule
1. Except in relation to the expression “Officer of Revenue and Customs”, a reference in this Schedule to an officer is a reference to any person authorised by the approval authority to assist the authority in enforcing regulation 33A.
2.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 33A is punishable on summary conviction—
(a)in England and Wales by a fine or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both; or
(b)in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or (in the case of an individual) by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.
(a)the approval authority has required a person to pay a penalty in respect of that offence under paragraph 3; and
(b)that penalty has been paid to the approval authority.
3.—(1) The approval authority may require a person who is a manufacturer to pay a penalty if the approval authority is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that the person has committed the offence mentioned in regulation 33A(1).
(2) But the approval authority may not require a person to pay a penalty if—
(4) The penalty is payable to the approval authority on demand.
4.—(1) If the approval authority decides to require a person to pay a penalty under these Regulations, the approval authority must give the person a penalty notice.
(b)state the approval authority’s reasons for deciding to require the person to pay a penalty;
(g)include an explanation of the steps that the person may take if the person objects to the penalty (including specifying the manner and form in which any notice of objection must be given to the approval authority); and
(h)include an explanation of the steps the approval authority may take to recover any unpaid penalty.
5.—(1) The recipient of a penalty notice (the “recipient”) may object to the penalty notice by giving a notice of objection to the approval authority.
(b)be given to the approval authority in the manner and form specified in the penalty notice; and
(3) Where the approval authority receives a notice of objection, the approval authority must consider it and—
(4) After reaching a decision as to how to proceed under sub-paragraph (3), the approval authority must notify the recipient of the decision in writing.
(5) A notification under sub-paragraph (4) must be given before the end of the period of 70 days beginning with the date specified in the penalty notice as the date on which it is given, or such longer period as the approval authority may agree with the recipient.
(6) A notification under sub-paragraph (4), other than one notifying the recipient that the approval authority has decided to cancel the penalty, must—
(a)state the amount of the penalty following the approval authority’s consideration of the notice of objection;
(b)state the approval authority’s reasons for the decision under sub-paragraph (3);
(f)include an explanation of the steps the approval authority may take to recover any unpaid penalty.
6.—(1) A person (the “appellant”) may appeal to the court against a decision to require the person to pay a penalty under these Regulations.
(2) An appeal may be brought only if the appellant has given a notice of objection and the approval authority has—
(a)reduced the penalty under paragraph 5(3)(b);
(b)increased the penalty under paragraph 5(3)(c); or
(c)determined not to alter the penalty under paragraph 5(3)(d).
(3) An appeal must be brought within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the person is notified of the approval authority’s decision on the notice of objection under paragraph 5(4).
(a)is to be a re-hearing of the approval authority’s decision to impose a penalty; and
(b)may be determined having regard to matters of which the approval authority was unaware.
7.—(1) This paragraph applies where a sum is payable to the approval authority as a penalty under these Regulations.
(a)in relation to England and Wales, to be treated for the purposes of section 98 of the Courts Act 2003 (register of judgments and orders etc.)(13) as if it were a judgment entered in the county court;
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, to be treated for the purposes of Article 116 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (register of judgments)(14) as if it were a judgment in respect of which an application has been accepted under Article 22 or 23(1) of that Order.
8.—(1) A person must not—
9.—(1) Officers may exercise any of the powers set out in sub-paragraph (2) at all reasonable hours provided—
(a)the officers identify themselves and produce authority in writing from the approval authority for the exercise by the officers of powers conferred on the authority by these Regulations; and
(i)inspect any motor vehicle; and
(b)if an officer has reasonable cause to suspect that an offence under these Regulations has been committed, the officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether it has been committed, require any person carrying on, or employed in connection with, a business to produce any records relating to the motor vehicle and the officer may take copies of those records or any part of them;
(c)if an officer has reasonable cause to suspect that an offence under these Regulations has been committed, the officer may seize and detain any motor vehicle for the purpose of ascertaining whether the offence has been committed;
(d)an officer may seize and detain any motor vehicle or records which the officer has reason to believe may be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence under these Regulations;
(4) An officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence has been committed under these Regulations, make a purchase of a motor vehicle.
(i)that any motor vehicle or records, which an officer has power under this paragraph to inspect, copy, seize or require to be produced, is or are on any premises and that the inspection, copying, seizure or production of that item is likely to disclose evidence of the commission of an offence under these Regulations; or
(a)summarising an officer’s powers of seizure and detention of any motor vehicle or records under this paragraph;
(b)explaining that compensation may be payable for damage caused in entering premises and seizing and removing any motor vehicle or records and giving the address to which an application for compensation should be directed; and
(c)indicating at which office of the approval authority and within which hours a copy of these Regulations is available to be consulted.
(b)that an application for the release of a detained item may be made in accordance with paragraph 11 of this Schedule; and
(10) A person who is not an officer of the approval authority must not purport to act as such under this paragraph.
10.—(1) An Officer of Revenue and Customs may, for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by the approval authority, or duly authorised officer of the authority, of any powers conferred on the authority or officer by these Regulations seize any imported motor vehicle or any records, and detain them for not more than two working days.
(3) An Officer of Revenue and Customs seizing any motor vehicle or records under this paragraph must inform the person from whom they are seized that such a motor vehicle or records have been seized.
(4) In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to two working days is a reference to a period of forty-eight hours calculated from the time when the goods in question are seized, but disregarding so much of any period as falls on a Saturday or Sunday or on Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(15) in the part of the United Kingdom where the goods are seized.
11.—(1) Any person having an interest in any motor vehicle or records detained for the time being under paragraph 9 may apply for an order requiring any item so detained to be released to the applicant or another person.
(b)in Scotland, to the Sheriff Appeal Court as though it were an appeal under section 110(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014(16); or
(5) In England and Wales or in Northern Ireland, an order so made may contain such provision as appears to the court to be appropriate for delaying the coming into force of the order pending the making and determination of any appeal (including any application under section 111 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(17) or Article 146 of the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(18) (statement of case)).
12.—(1) Where an officer exercises any power under paragraph 9 to seize and detain any motor vehicle or records, the approval authority is liable to pay compensation to any person having an interest in the item seized and detained in respect of any loss or damage caused by the exercise of the power if—
(a)in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996(19); or
(b)in Scotland, in accordance with the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010(20).
13.—(1) This paragraph applies where a court convicts a person of an offence in respect of a contravention of any provision of these Regulations in relation to any motor vehicle or records.
(2) The court may (in addition to any other order it may make as to costs and expenses) order the person convicted to reimburse the approval authority for any expenditure which has been or may be incurred by that authority in connection with any seizure or detention by or on behalf of the authority of the motor vehicle or records.
14.—(1) If they think it appropriate to do so for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by any person to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies of any functions conferred on that person by any provisions of these Regulations, the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may authorise the disclosure to that person of any information obtained for the purposes of the exercise by the Commissioners of their functions in relation to imported goods.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies to the approval authority and to any officer authorised by the approval authority.
15. Nothing in these Regulations is to be taken as requiring any person—
16. A contract for the supply of a motor vehicle is not void or unenforceable by reason only of a contravention of any provision of these Regulations.”.
PART 7AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTORCYCLE REGULATIONS
19. After regulation 14 (provision of technical information: loss or damage), insert—
“Defeat devices
14A.—(1) For the purposes of articles 19 and 76 of the Motorcycles Regulation, “use of a defeat device” is where a vehicle manufactured by a person—
(b)that vehicle is fitted with a defeat device.
(2) A separate offence under article 19 of the Motorcycles Regulation is committed in respect of each such vehicle placed on the market or registered.
(3) Where, following examination of vehicles associated with a single vehicle type approval, the enforcement authority is satisfied that two or more of those vehicles—
(a)are vehicles for which a certificate of conformity has been issued in respect of that approval; and
each vehicle associated with that single vehicle type approval is to be taken to be similarly fitted with a defeat device unless proved otherwise by the manufacturer.
(4) In paragraph (3), a vehicle is associated with a vehicle type approval if a certificate of conformity relating to that type approval has been issued in respect of that vehicle.
“registered” means registered pursuant to section 21 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(21).”.
20. In Schedule 1—
PART 8AMENDMENTS TO THE AFV REGULATIONS
21. After regulation 14 (provision of technical information: loss or damage), insert—
14A.—(1) For the purposes of article 72 of the AFV Regulation, “use of a defeat device” is where a vehicle manufactured by a person—
(2) A separate offence under article 19(3) of the AFV Regulation(22) is committed in respect of each such vehicle placed on the market or registered.
“Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/654 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery(23);
a defeat strategy as defined in article 3(63) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery(24); or
“registered” means registered pursuant to section 21 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994(25).”.
1A. In regulation 5B(7)(c) of the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999(26), for “have the meanings given by Article 1 of Council Directive 2000/25/EC”, substitute “mean an agricultural or forestry vehicle (as appropriate) which is a tractor, within the meanings given by Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles(27), as it may be amended from time to time”.”.