MERCHANDISE MARKS Commencement and citation 1 These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st October 1979 and may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Designation of Approval Marks) Regulations 1979. Revocation 2 The Regulations specified in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked. Interpretation 3 1 In these Regulations— “ Contracting State ” means a state which is a party to the International Agreement; “ ECE Regulation ” means a regulation annexed to the International Agreement; “ Member State ” means any State which is a member of the European Economic Community; “ the International Agreement ” means the Agreement concerning the adoption of uniform conditions of approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts and reciprocal recognition thereof concluded at Geneva on 20th March 1958 as amended to which the United Kingdom is a party . 2 A reference to a vehicle in category M2 or M3 is a reference to a vehicle in the category described as M2 or, as the case may be, M3 in ECE Regulation 13 of 5th December 1973. 3 A reference in these Regulations to a Schedule followed by a number is a reference to the Schedule so numbered to these Regulations. 4 A reference in these Regulations to provision being made by an ECE Regulation in relation to a marking is a reference to the provision being made in relation thereto by the International Agreement by virtue of that Regulation. Approval marks required by ECE Regulations 4 1 The Minister of Transport hereby designates as approval marks the markings which, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation, are in the forms shown in the diagrams in column (2) of Schedule 2, and of the sizes specified in the ECE Regulations specified in column (5) of that Schedule in relation to those markings, each such marking being a marking which— a relates to the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part specified in relation to that marking in column (3) of that Schedule, and is applied to the motor vehicle part, or to the motor vehicle itself, as indicated in relation to that marking in column (4) of that Schedule; and b is a marking for which the ECE Regulation specified in column (5) of that Schedule in relation to that marking makes such provision as is mentioned in section 63(1)(a) and (b) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 as respects that vehicle or part. 2 Where in relation to a marking shown in column (2) of Schedule 2 a numbered paragraph of Schedule 3 is specified in column (6) of Schedule 2 the requirements or permitted variations provided for in that paragraph shall apply to that marking. 3 Where— a under two or more of the ECE Regulations specified in column (5) of Schedule 2 a Contracting State has approved a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part as conforming to an approved type; b at least one of those ECE Regulations provides for the application to the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part of a common mark followed by the numbers of the ECE Regulations under which approval has been given; and c the United Kingdom has approved the use of a common mark in such cases, the marking on the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part, as respects those aspects specified in column (3) of Schedule 2 in relation to those ECE Regulations, may consist of a diagram comprising— i the common features and numbers in the markings specified in column (2) of Schedule 2 in relation to those aspects, and ii a list (placed vertically to the right of the circle in the diagram) of the numbers of those ECE Regulations, and any features or numbers which are peculiar to any of the said markings. Approval marks required by Community Instruments 5 1 The Minister of Transport hereby designates as approval marks the markings which, subject to paragraphs (2) or (3) of this Regulation, are in the forms shown in the diagrams in column (2) of Schedule 4, and are of the sizes specified in the Community Instruments specified in column (5) of that Schedule in relation to those markings, each such marking being a marking which— a relates to the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part specified in relation to that marking in column (3) of that Schedule, and is applied to the motor vehicle or motor vehicle part as indicated in relation to that marking in column (4) of that Schedule; and b is a marking for which the Community Instrument specified in column (5) of that Schedule in relation to that marking makes such provision as is mentioned in section 63(1)(a) and (b) of the Road Traffic Act 1972 as respects that part. 2 Where in relation to a marking shown in column (2) of Schedule 4 a numbered paragraph of Schedule 5 is specified in column (6) of Schedule 4 the requirements or permitted variations provided for in that paragraph shall apply to that marking. 3 Where— a under two or more of the Community Instruments specified in column (5) of Schedule 4 a Member State has approved a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part as conforming to an approved type; b at least one of those Community Instruments provides for the application to the vehicle or vehicle part of a common mark; and c the United Kingdom has approved the use of a common mark in such cases, the marking on the vehicle or vehicle part as respects those aspects specified in column (3) of Schedule 4 in relation to those Community Instruments may consist of a diagram comprising— i a rectangle surrounding the letter “e” followed by the distinguishing letter or letters or number of the Member State which granted the approval mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above, ii the number which related to such approval, and iii the symbols required by the Community Instruments under which such approval was granted. Kenneth Clarke Parliamentary Secretary, on behalf of the Minister of Transport 30th August 1979