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1 July 2003 in relation to special omnibuses produced on or after 1 July 2003.

    2.3 For the purposes of:

    2.3.1  Clause 2.2.1, a "new model vehicle" is a vehicle of a model first produced with a date of manufacture on or after 1 January 2003.

    2.3.2 Clause 2.2.3, a "new model vehicle" is a vehicle of a model first produced with a date of manufacture on or after 1 January 2002.

    2.4 For the purposes of clauses 2.2.4 and 2.2.5, "special omnibus" means a heavy vehicle in the ME category, with an engine which operates on diesel, LPG or natural gas, that incorporates a chassis upon which an identification plate for a vehicle component has been placed in accordance with an approval under s.10A(1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 before 1 December 2002.

    2.5 To the extent of any inconsistency, the applicability dates specified in clause 2.2 apply in lieu of any dates specified in Appendix A.

    2.6 Vehicles complying with ADR 80/01 need not comply with this vehicle standard.

3 DEFINITIONS

    3.1 For the purposes of clause 2.3, "date of manufacture" means the date the vehicle is available in Australia in a condition which will enable an identification plate to be lawfully affixed to the vehicle.

4 REQUIREMENTS

    4.1 Engines which operate on diesel, and which comply with the technical requirements of Appendix A, as per the limit values in row A of Table 1, and, if applicable, row A of Table 2, in section 6.2.1 of Annex I of Appendix A, will be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.

    4.2 Engines which operate on liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, and which comply with the technical requirements of Appendix A, as per the limit values in row A of Table 2 in section 6.2.1 of Annex I of Appendix A, will be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.

    4.3 Engines which operate on petrol, and which comply with the technical requirements of the USA Code of Federal Regulations, Part 86 – Control of air pollution from new and in-use motor vehicles and new and in-use motor vehicle engines certification and test procedures - Subpart A 40 CFR 86.096-10 Emission standards for 1996 and later model year Otto-cycle heavy-duty engines and vehicles; and Sub Part N 40 CFR 86.1300 series – Emission Regulations for new Otto-cycle and diesel heavy duty engines; gaseous and particulate exhaust test procedures, will be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.

5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

    5.1 Any provisions related to the administrative processes for obtaining an EC or US EPA approval do not apply to this vehicle standard.

    5.2 The reference to "Directive 70/220/EEC, as last amended by