ROAD TRAFFIC 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 9th October 1995. 2 The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 shall be further amended in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. 3 In regulation 9, after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 3 Without prejudice to paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may give notice to an examiner— a that a person has not attended a course of instruction approved by the Secretary of State when required to attend such a course by the Secretary of State; or b that a person has attended such a course when required to do so by the Secretary of State but did not successfully complete it, and on receipt of the notice the examiner shall arrange that the person shall no longer carry out or supervise examinations or sign test certificates, as the case may be. . 4 In regulation 10(5)(b), for “28” there shall be substituted “35”. 5 1 Regulation 13 shall be renumbered as paragraph (1) of that regulation and in that provision as so re-numbered— a the words “or the Secretary of State” in each place where they occur shall be omitted; b the word “and” immediately after sub-paragraph (e) shall be omitted and after sub-paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs— g the vehicle emits substantial quantities of avoidable smoke; h a proper examination of the vehicle cannot readily be carried out as a consequence of any door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, fuel cap or other device designed to be capable of being readily opened, being locked or otherwise fixed so that it cannot be readily opened; or j without prejudice to sub-paragraph (c), the condition of the vehicle is such that, in the opinion of the examiner or inspector, a proper examination of the vehicle would involve a danger of— i injury to any person, or ii damage to the vehicle or any other property. . 2 After that provision as so renumbered there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 2 A reference in this Regulation to an examiner shall include a reference to an examiner appointed under section 66A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. . 6 1 Regulation 20 shall be amended as follows. 2 In the sub-paragraphs of paragraph (1) specified in column (1) of the Table below, for the amounts specified in column (2) of that Table there shall be substituted the amounts specified in column (3) of that Table. TABLE (1) (2) (3) Sub-paragraph of regulation 20(1) Existing amount Substituted amount Sub-paragraph (a) 11.14 11.52 Sub-paragraph (aa) 18.78 19.42 Sub-paragraph (b) 21.98 22.74 Sub-paragraph (c) 26.10 27.38 Sub-paragraph (d) 33.04 34.18 Sub-paragraph (f) 28.84 29.84 3 In paragraph (3A)(b), for the words “requirements specified in Schedule 2” there shall be substituted the words “matters” and the following matters shall be added to the list of matters in the appropriate places— “anti-lock braking system warning device”; “brake pedal anti-slip devices”; “body condition where the re-examination of the body is carried out solely for the purposes of ascertaining whether there are any sharp edges or projections likely to cause injury”; “fuel filler cap”; “seats”; and “steering wheel”. 7 The Schedule to these Regulations (minor amendments) shall have effect. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport John Watts Minister of State, Department of Transport 14th September 1995