The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 1996
These Regulations establish a statutory system for approving the construction of single vehicles before they enter into service. The Regulations apply to passenger cars, dual-purpose vehicles and light goods vehicles which are amateur-built or personally imported or which enter into service in Great Britain in very low numbers. The Regulations also apply to motor ambulances and motor caravans, but approval is optional for these and for some other vehicles.