The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles Regulations
29 May 2018
Title: The Agricultural and Forestry Vehicles (Type-Approval) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/236)
Revokes:
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the Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2002
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the Tractor etc (EC Type-Approval) Regulations 2005
Comes into force: 20th 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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