3. In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (2), in the table—
(a)after the definition of “The Type Approval (Great Britain) Regulations”, insert—
| “The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019(1). |
| The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019(3), as it has effect in Northern Ireland by virtue of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the EU withdrawal agreement. |
| The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations | Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 of 12 December 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to type-approval requirements for masses and dimensions of motor vehicles and their trailers and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1892 of 31 October 2019, as it has effect in EU law.”; |
(b)after the definition of “The Act of Accession”, insert—
| “aerodynamic devices and equipment | devices or equipment that are designed to reduce the aerodynamic drag of road vehicles, with the exception of elongated cabs, type-approved in accordance with— (a) Article 4a of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations; (b) Article 4a of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland); or (c) Article 4a of The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations.”; |
(c)after the definition of “ECE Regulation, followed by a number”, insert—
| “elongated cab | the cab of a vehicle or a combination of vehicles that complies with— (a) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations; (b) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations (Northern Ireland); or (c) Appendix 5 of Annex I of The (European Union) Type Approval Masses and Dimensions Regulations.”; |
(d)in the definition of “overall length”, in paragraph (i)—
(i)after sub-paragraph (n), omit “or”, and
(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (o) insert—
“; or
(p)any aerodynamic devices and equipment”; and
(e)in the definition of “overall width”—
(i)after sub-paragraph (m), omit “or”, and
(ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (n) insert—
“; or
(o)any aerodynamic devices and equipment”.
EUR 2012/1230, as amended by S.I. 2020/1393.
OJ L 353, 21.12.2012, p. 31.
OJ L 291, 12.11.2019, p. 17.