Two or Three Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC-Type Approval)

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 18,037, 16 ta’ Frar, 2007

L.N. 30 of 2007

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Two or Three Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC-Type Approval)

(Amendment) Regulations, 2007

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 38 to 40 of the

Product Safety Act, 2001, the Minister for Competitiveness and

Communications, on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, has

made the following regulations>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Two or Three Wheel Citation and

commencement.

Motor Vehicles (EC-Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007,

and they shall be read and construed as one with the Two or Three

Wheel Motor Vehicles (EC-Type Approval) Regulations, 2003, L.N. 28 of 2003.

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

(2) These regulations implement the requirements of

Commission Directive 2006#27#EC of 3 March 2006 amending for the

purposes of adapting to technical progress Council Directives 93#14#EEC

on the braking of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and 93#34#EEC

on statutory markings for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles, Directives

of the European Parliament and of the Council 95#1#EC on the maximum

design speed, maximum torque and maximum net engine power of two-

or three-wheel motor vehicles and 97#24#EC on certain components

and characteristics of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles

These regulations shall apply from the 31 st December,

(3)

2006.

For Schedule IX of the principal regulations, there shall be Substitutes

Schedule to the

substituted the following>-

principal

regulations.

“SCHEDULE IX

Directives on Two or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles

Title

Type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

Braking of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

Identification of controls, telltales and indicators for two

or three-wheel motor vehicles

Audible warning device for two or three-wheel motor

vehicles

Stands for two-wheel motor vehicles

Passenger hand-holds of two-wheel motor vehicles

Protective devices intended to prevent the unauthorized

use of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

Statutory markings for two or three-wheel motor vehicles

Installation of lighting and light signalling devices on

two or three-wheel motor vehicles

Masses and dimensions of two or three-wheel motor

vehicles

Space for mounting the rear registration plate of two or

three-wheel motor vehicles

Maximum design speed, maximum torque and maximum

net engine power of two or three-wheel motor vehicles

Certain components or characteristics of two or three-

wheel motor vehicles

Adaptation of directive 93#33#EC

Adaptation of directive 93#32#EC

Adaptation of directive 93#34#EC

Adaptation of directive 93#94#EC

Speedometers and amendment of Directive 92#61#EEC

Adaptation of directive 93#31#EC

Adaptation of directive 93#92#EC

Adaptation of directive 93#29#EC

Adaptation of Directive 95#1#EC

Amendment of Directive 97#24#EC

Amendment of Directives 97#24#EC and 2002#24#EC

Amendment of Directive 93#93#EC

Amendment of Directives 97#24#EC and 2002#24#EC

Amendment of Directives 93#14#EEC, 93#34#EEC,

95#1#EC and 97#24#EC

.”

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