Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01070:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01070
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 17580–20329

more than 2 tonnes with regard to immobilisers.*/
PART I  -  APPROVAL OF VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEMS
2. DEFINITIONS
         For the purpose of Part I of this Regulation,
2.1. "Vehicle alarm system" (VAS) means a system intended for installation on (a) type(s) of vehicle(s), designed to indicate intrusion into or interference with the vehicle; these systems may provide additional protection against unauthorised use of the vehicle;
2.2. "Sensor" means a device which senses a change which could be caused by in-trusion into or interference with a vehicle;
2.3. "Warning device" means a device indicating that intrusion into or interference has occurred;
2.4. "Control equipment" means equipment necessary for the setting, unsetting and testing of a VAS and for sending an alarm condition to warning devices;
2.5. "Set" means the state of a VAS in which an alarm condition can be transmitted to warning devices;
2.6. "Unset" means the state of a VAS in which an alarm condition cannot be trans-mitted to warning devices;
2.7. "Key" means any device designed and constructed to provide a method of operating a locking system which is designed and constructed to be operated only by that device;
2.8. "Type of Vehicle Alarm System" means systems which do not differ significantly in such essential aspects as :
 the manufacturer's trade name or mark,
 the kind of sensor,
 the kind of warning device,
 the kind of control equipment;
2.9. "Approval of a Vehicle Alarm System" means the approval of a type of VAS with respect to the requirements laid down in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 below.
2.10. "Immobiliser" means a device which is intended to prevent the vehicle being driven away powered by its own engine.
2.11. "Panic Alarm" means a device which enables a person to use an alarm, installed on the vehicle, to summon assistance in an emergency.
3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF VAS
3.1. The application for approval of a VAS shall be submitted by the manufacturer of the VAS or by his duly accredited representative.
3.2. For each type of VAS the application must be accompanied by :
3.2.1. Documentation in triplicate giving a description of the technical characteristics of the VAS and the method of its installation;
3.2.2. Three samples of the type of VAS with all its components.  Each of the main components must be clearly and indelibly marked with the applicant's trade name or mark and the type designation of that component.
3.2.3. (A) vehicle(s) fitted with the VAS to be type-approved, chosen by the applicant in agreement with the technical service responsible for conducting approval tests.
3.2.4. Instructions in triplicate in accordance with paragraph 8 below.
4.  APPROVAL
4.1. If the VAS submitted for approval pursuant to this Regulation