The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles Regulations

Title: The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/236)

Revokes: 

• the Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2002

• the Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005

Comes into force: 20^th May 2018

Summary

These Regulations implement:

• Regulation (EU) 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles; and
• Regulation (EU) 168/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles.

The EU Regulations implement type-approval requirements for motorcycle and agricultural and forestry vehicles in order to improve the safety and environmental performance of such vehicles.
 
These Regulations create domestic penalties for non-compliance with the requirements or for misconduct during the type approval process.

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