Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 7B inserted (25.9.1995) by The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2210), regs. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2
8. This Part of this Schedule applies to a vehicle if with free acceleration, the coefficient of absorption of the exhaust emissions from the engine of the vehicle immediately after leaving the exhaust system exceeds—E+W+S
(a)if the engine of the vehicle is turbo-charged, 3.0 per metre, or
(b)in any other case, 2.5 per metre.
9. In this Part of this Schedule—E+W+S
(a)“coefficient of absorption” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 3.5 of Annex VII to Community Directive 72/306; and
(b)“free acceleration” has the same meaning as in Annex II to Council Directive 77/143/EEC as amended by Council Directive 88/449/EEC, Council Directive 91/225/EEC, Council Directive 91/328 and Council Directive 92/55.]