54.—(1) Every vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine shall be fitted with an exhaust system including a silencer and the exhaust gases from the engine shall not escape into the atmosphere without first passing through the silencer.
(2) Every exhaust system and silencer shall be maintained in good and efficient working order and [F2shall not after the date of manufacture be altered] so as to increase the noise made by the escape of exhaust gases.
(3) Instead of complying with paragraph (1) a vehicle may comply with Community Directive 77/212, 81/334, 84/372 [F3, 84/424 or 92/97 or ECE Regulation 51.02] or, in the case of a motor cycle other than a moped, 78/1015 [F4, 87/56 or 89/235.]
(4) In this regulation “moped”
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 54 heading substituted (1.7.1994) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/14), regs. 1(1), 3(2)
F2Words in reg. 54(2) substituted (1.7.1994) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/14), regs. 1(1), 3(3)
F3Words in reg. 54(3) substituted (1.10.1996) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2329), regs. 1, 4(2)(a)
F4Words in reg. 54(3) inserted (1.10.1996) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2329), regs. 1, 4(2)(b)
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