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Act, including the following:
(a) Road Motor Vehicle;

         3.1.                                    In this instrument:
Act means the The Motor vehicle Standards Act 1989.
         Vehicle Category means a category of vehicle defined in paragraph 4 of the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule – Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005.
         New Models means vehicles of a vehicle type where the earliest date of manufacture of vehicles in the type was later than the relevant applicability date in the applicability table.
LPG – Means Liquid Petroleum Gas
NG – Means Natural Gas
         M Category Vehicles – means vehicles of MA, MB, MC, MD or ME vehicle categories
N Category Vehicles – means vehicles of NA, NB or NC vehicle categories
         L Category Vehicles – means vehicles of LA, LB, LC, LD or LE vehicle categories
         Rated maximum net power –Has the same meaning as set out in the Definitions Section of Appendix A.
PN – Means Rated maximum net power
         (2) A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rules Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005, including the following:
(a) GVM
(b) Date of Manufacture
(3)  Definitions set out in appendices A, B, and C are used within those appendices.
         4.                                          REQUIREMENTS

         4.1.                                    M and N category vehicles complying with the technical requirements of Appendix A, as varied by part 5.1 of this vehicle standard, shall be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.

         4.2.                                    LC, LD and LE category vehicles complying with the technical requirements of Appendix B, as varied by part 5.2 of this vehicle standard, shall be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.

         4.3.                                    LA and LB category vehicles complying with the technical requirements of Appendix C, as varied by part 5.3 of this vehicle standard, shall be accepted as complying with this vehicle standard.
         5.                                          EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

         5.1.                                    M and N category vehicles

         5.1.1.                              The following provisions of Appendix A are not applicable:

         Section 3 Application for Approval

         Section 4 Markings

         Section 5 Approval

                  Section 7 Modification and Extension of Approval of a Vehicle Type

         Section 8 Conformity of Production

         Section 9 Penalties for Non-Conformity of Production

         Section 10 Production Definitely Discontinued

         Section 11 Transitional Provisions

                  Section 12 Names and Addresses of Technical Services Responsible for Conducting Approval Tests and of Administrative Departments

         Annex 1 Communication

         Annex 2 Arrangements of the Approval Mark

         5.1.2.                              The sound level limit for M category vehicles with a GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes and an engine power of 150 kW or above is amended as follows:

         5.1.2A  Paragraph 6.2.2.1.2.2 of Appendix A is amended to read 'Vehicle categories: with an engine power of 150 kW (ECE) or above but less than 320 kW (ECE) Limit values [dB(A)]: