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”.