EC Type-Approval of Motor Vehicles and their Trailers

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 19,698, 16 ta’ Diċembru, 2016

L.N. 418 of 2016

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

EC Type-Approval of Motor Vehicles and their Trailers

(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2016

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

Product Safety Act, the Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer

Affairs and Civil Liberties, on the advice of the Malta Competition

and Consumer Affairs Authority, has made the following

regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the EC Type-Approval of Citation.

Motor Vehicles and their Trailers (Amendment No. 2) Regulations,

2016, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with

the EC Type-Approval of Motor Vehicles and their Trailers

Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".

These regulations implement the requirements of: the Scope.

UNECE Regulation No 124 regarding the uniform provisions

concerning the approval of wheels for passenger cars and their

trailers.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

Definitions.

"the Act" means the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Cap. 510.

Authority Act;

"the 1958 Agreement" means the Revised Agreement

Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and

Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment

and Parts, done at Geneva on 20 March 1958 1* .

"UNECE Regulation" means the United Nations Economic

Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulation which is annexed to

the Revised 1958 Agreement concerning uniform provisions

concerning the approval of wheels for passenger cars and their trailers

and any amendments thereto 1** .

The Technical Regulations Division of the Malta The competent

Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is the approval authority.

* http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/prepareCreateTreatiesWorkspace/

treatiesGeneralData.do?redirect=true&treatyId=474

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authority and the market surveillance authority within the meaning of

UNECE Regulation No 124.

The penalties applicable for the infringement related to the

Penalties.

provisions which fall under regulation 2 shall be those provided for in

Part IV of the Product Safety Act.

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