Amendment of regulation 18 (maintenance and efficiency of brakes)9

1

Regulation 18 shall be amended as follows.

2

After paragraph (1B) the following paragraph shall be inserted—

1C

Where a goods vehicle of category N2 or N3 is being used to tow a trailer of category O3 or O4 and both vehicles are fitted with an ISO 7638 connector to provide a dedicated power supply to the ABS, then these connectors shall be used regardless of any alternative method available on the vehicles to provide such power.

3

Table I shall be amended as follows—

in item 1 for the words “Community Directives 79/489, 85/647, 88/194 or 91/422 or with ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05 or 13.06” there shall be substituted—

Community Directives 79/489, 85/647, 88/194, 91/422 or 98/12 or with ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.07, 13.08 or 13.09

4

Paragraph (8) shall be amended as follows—

for the words “Community Directives 79/489, 85/647, 88/194 or 91/422 or with ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05 or 13.06” there shall be substituted—

Community Directives 79/489, 85/647, 88/194, 91/422 or 98/12 or with ECE Regulation 13.03, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.07, 13.08 or 13.09