Motor Vehicles (Approval) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
The Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (“the principal Regulations”) established a statutory system for approving the construction of single vehicles before entering into service. The principal Regulations apply to passenger vehicles and dual-purpose vehicles constructed to carry no more than 8 passengers excluding the driver (equivalent to EC category M1) and certain 3-wheeled vehicles having a maximum unladen weight of more than 410 kg (i.e. not motorcycles).