Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00871:reg:21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00871
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 21
Character Range: 23795–25644

21  Standards—rare vehicles
 (1) The standards set out in this section apply to a road vehicle that is manufactured or modified in accordance with a Model Report that applies to a model, or one or more variants, of a road vehicle that:
 (a) is entered on the SEVs Register on the basis of the eligibility criterion in section 135 of the Rules (rarity criterion); and
 (b) has a gross vehicle mass of 12 tonnes or less.
 (2) The standards are that the vehicle, once manufactured or modified in accordance with the Model Report:
 (a) must be oriented for use on the left-hand side of the road; and
 (b) must:
 (i) remain of the same variant description as it was before the manufacture or modification took place; and
 (ii) be of the same variant description listed in the relevant entry on the SEVs Register.
Example: For the purposes of paragraph 21(2)(a)—the vehicle's headlamps must be appropriately aimed for use on the left-hand side of the road, and collision-avoidance features must not make the car veer to the right (potentially into oncoming traffic).
 (3) The standards in subsection (2) apply to the exclusion of the following:
 (a) an applicable ADR, to the extent it requires the vehicle to be right-hand drive;
 (b) the following applicable ADRs, to the extent they require destructive testing to demonstrate compliance:
 (i) ADR 10—Steering Column;
 (ii) ADR 29—Side Door Strength;
 (iii) ADR 69—Full Frontal Impact Occupant Protection;
 (iv) ADR 72—Dynamic Side Impact Occupant Protection;
 (v) ADR 73—Offset Frontal Impact Occupant Protection;
 (vi) ADR 85—Pole Side Impact Performance;
 (c) an applicable ADR, to the extent it imposes requirements concerning advanced braking systems, including:
 (i) Electronic Stability Control; and
 (ii) Anti-lock Brakes; and
 (iii) Advanced Automatic Braking; and
 (iv) Brake Assist Systems.