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Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/01 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2005

as amended

made under section 7(1) of the

Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989

This compilation was prepared on 23 June 2008
taking into account amendments up to Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/01 — Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2005 Amendment 1

Prepared by the Department of Transport and Regional Services and
Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General's
Department, Canberra.
CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]

0.2 COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]

0.3 REPEAL

1 SCOPE

2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

3 DEFINITIONS

4 REQUIREMENTS

5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

 NOTES.............................................................7

    0.1 NAME OF STANDARD [see Note 1]

    0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 79/01 – Emission Control for Light Vehicles) 2005.

    0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 79/01.

    0.2 COMMENCEMENT [see Note 1]

    0.2.1 This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

    0.3 REPEAL

    0.3.1 This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name ADR 79/01, and each amendment of such a standard, that is:
         (a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and
         (b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

    0.3.2 This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates or amends a vehicle standard with the name ADR 79/01, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.

    1 SCOPE

    1.1 This vehicle standard prescribes the exhaust and evaporative emissions requirements for light vehicles in order to reduce air pollution.

    2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

    2.1 This vehicle standard is applicable to all M1 and N1 category vehicles with a GVM less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes, in accordance with the requirements of clause 1.1 of Appendix A and as provided in clause 2.2.

    2.2 This vehicle standard applies:

    2.2.1 from 1 January 2005 in relation to new model vehicles with an engine that operates on petrol, liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas produced on or after 1 January 2005;

    2.2.2 from 1 January 2006 in relation to vehicles with an engine that operates on petrol, liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas, produced on or after 1 January 2006, other than new model vehicles referred to in clause 2.2.1;

    2.2.3 from 1 January 2006 in relation to new model vehicles with an engine that operates on diesel produced on or after 1 January 2006; and

    2.2.4 from 1 January 2007 in relation to vehicles with an engine that operates on diesel, produced on or after 1 January 2007, other than new model