S.I. No. 318/1996:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL) REGULATIONS, 1996

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL) REGULATIONS, 1996

The Minister for the Environment in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Council Directive 96/1/EC¹ of 22 January, 1996 and Council Directive 92/53/EEC² of 18 June, 1992 as amended by Commission Directive 93/81/EEC³ of 29 September, 1993 insofar as they relate to air pollution emission controls on mechanically propelled vehicles, hereby make the following Regulations:

¹O.J. NO. L. 40/1 of 17.2.1996

²O.J. NO. L. 225/1 of 10.08.1992

³O.J. NO. L. 264/49 of 23.10.1993

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Emission Control) Regulations, 1996.

(2) These Regulations and the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Emission Control) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 363 of 1993 ) shall be construed together as one and may be collectively cited as the European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Emission Control) Regulations 1993 and 1996.

2. The European Communities (Mechanically Propelled Vehicle Emission Control) Regulations, 1993 are hereby amended by the substitution in:--–

( a ) paragraph (c) of Article 2(2), for "Directive 91/542/EEC" of "Directive 96/1/EC",

( b ) article 3 for "1st day of January, 1994" of "1st day of November, 1996" and for "Directive 91/542/EEC" of "Directive 96/1/EC".

( c ) article 4(1), for "30th day of September, 1994" of "30th day of September, 1997" and for "Directive 91/542/EEC" of "Directive 96/1/EC".

( d ) article 4(2), for "30th day of September, 1993" of "30th day of September, 1996" and for "1st day of October, 1992 until the 30th day of September, 1993" of "1st day of October, 1995 until the 30th day of September, 1996".

( e ) article 4(4), for "1st day of October, 1992 until the 30th day of September, 1993" of "1st day of October, 1995 until the 30th day of September, 1996".

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this

23rd day of October, 1996

Brendan Howlin

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Minister for the Environment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations prohibit the issue of first licences for certain new vehicles from 1 November, 1996 unless the vehicles conform to the air pollutant emission control requirements of Directive 96/1/EC.