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establish
requirements about the noise levels of, and the duration of noise
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emitted by, audible alarms
within motor vehicles; to make provision about |
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tests on motor vehicles in
that connection; and for connected purposes. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Amendment
of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 |
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(1) |
The Road Vehicles (Construction
and Use) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1078) |
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(2) |
In regulation 3(2) (interpretation),
in the Table, at the appropriate place in |
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alphabetical order, insert— |
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a system fitted within
a motor vehicle which involves the |
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sounding
of a horn, bell, gong or siren with the purpose of |
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raising
an alarm as to the theft or attempted theft of the vehicle
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or
its contents, or a forced entry or attempted forced entry
into |
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includes references
to any instrument or apparatus capable of |
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emitting
a sound similar to that emitted by a bell. |
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includes references
to any instrument or apparatus capable of |
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emitting
a sound similar to that emitted by a gong. |
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an instrument, not
being a bell, gong or siren, capable of giving |
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audible
and sufficient warning of the approach or position of
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the
vehicle to which it is fitted. |
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includes references
to any instrument or apparatus capable of |
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emitting
a sound similar to that emitted by a siren.” |
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(3) |
In
regulation 37 (audible warning instruments)— |
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(a) |
for paragraphs (7) and (8)
substitute— |
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“(7) |
The provisions of paragraph
(4) shall not apply so as to make it |
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unlawful
for a vehicle to be fitted with— |
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(a) |
an audible car alarm, or |
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(b) |
in the case of a bus, a
bell, gong or siren the purpose of |
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which
is to summon help for the driver, conductor or an |
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(b) |
in paragraph (9), for the
words “(4) to (8)”, substitute the words “(4)
to |
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(c) |
in paragraph (10), omit sub-paragraphs
(a) and (b). |
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(4) |
In regulation 99(5) (exemptions
from general restrictions on use of audible |
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warning instruments), omit
the word “or” after paragraph (a), and for |
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paragraph (b) substitute— |
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“(b) |
an audible car alarm, or |
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(c) |
in the case of a bus, a
horn (not being a two-tone horn), bell, |
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gong
or siren to summon help for the driver, the conductor or |
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(5) |
After regulation 99, insert— |
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“99A |
Restrictions
on audible motor vehicle alarms on certain motor vehicles |
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first
used on or after 1st January 2007 |
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(1) |
Subject to paragraph (2),
this regulation applies to a motor vehicle first |
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used
on or after 1st January 2007. |
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(2) |
The provisions of this regulation
do not apply to— |
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motor vehicles of the kinds
listed in regulation 37(5), or |
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(3) |
The audible motor vehicle
alarm of a motor vehicle to which this |
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may not at any time emit
a noise exceeding 55 decibels, |
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may not emit a noise for
a continuous period of more than |
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may not emit a noise for
more than ninety seconds in response |
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to
a single event initiating the emitting of a noise, and |
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shall be maintained in good
working order so as to comply with |
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the
requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) to (c). |
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‘A-weighted sound
pressure level’ has the same meaning as that |
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‘BS 7445’
means British Standard BS7445: Part 1 1991/ |
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International Standard ISO
1996-1: 1982 ‘Description and |
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measurement of environmental
noise. Part 1. Guide to |
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quantities and procedures’; |
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‘decibel’
is a unit of both A-weighted sound pressure level and |
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equivalent continuous A-weighted
sound pressure level as |
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99B |
General
restrictions on audible motor vehicle alarms on certain motor
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vehicles
first used before 1st January 2007 |
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(1) |
Subject to paragraph (2),
this regulation applies to a motor vehicle first |
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used
on or after 1st October 1982. |
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(2) |
The provisions of this regulation
do not apply to— |
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(a) |
motor vehicles to which regulation
99A applies, |
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(b) |
motor vehicles of the kinds
listed in regulation 37(5), or |
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(3) |
The audible motor vehicle
alarm of a motor vehicle to which this |
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may not emit a noise for
a continuous period of more than |
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(b) |
may not emit a noise for
more than ninety seconds in response |
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to
a single event initiating the emitting of a noise, and |
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shall be maintained in good
working order so as to comply with |
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the
requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).” |
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2 |
Amendment
of the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 |
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(1) |
The Motor Vehicles (Tests)
Regulations 1981 (S.I. 1981/1694) are amended as |
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(2) |
In regulation 20 (fees for
examinations)— |
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(a) |
in paragraph (3A)(b), after
the reference to “anti-lock braking system |
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“audible motor vehicle alarm”; and |
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(b) |
in paragraph (7)(c), before
sub-sub-paragraph (i), insert |
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“(ai) |
audible motor vehicle
alarm,”. |
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(3) |
In Schedule 2 (the prescribed
statutory requirements)— |
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(a) |
in paragraph 1(a) (which
relates to light motor bicycles and motor |
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bicycles), in the Table, after
the row relating to item 5A, insert— |
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in paragraph 2(a) (which
relates to light motor vehicles other than |
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motor bicycles), after the
reference to item 4, insert “5B”; |
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(c) |
in paragraph 3(a) (which
relates to motor cars and heavy motor cars), |
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after the reference to item
4, insert “5B”; |
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in paragraph 3A(a) (which
relates to certain minibuses), after the |
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reference to item 4, insert
“5B”; |
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(e) |
in paragraph 4(a) (which
relates to certain passenger-carrying and |
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public service vehicles),
after the reference to item 4, insert “5B”; |
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in paragraph 4A (which relates
to certain passenger-carrying and |
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public service vehicles with
forward-facing seats), after the reference to |
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in
paragraph 5(a) (which relates to certain public service vehicles),
after |
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the reference to item 4, insert
“5B”; |
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(h) |
in paragraph 5A(a) (which
relates to certain public service vehicles), |
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after the reference to item
4, insert “5B”; and |
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(i) |
in paragraph 6 (which relates
to certain goods vehicles), after the |
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reference to item 4, insert
“5B”. |
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3 |
Amendment
of the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 |
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(1) |
The Goods Vehicles (Plating
and Testing) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1478) are |
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(2) |
In regulation 16 (fees for
re-tests), in paragraph (6)(c)(i), for the words “and 16”,
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substitute the words “16
and 16A”. |
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(3) |
In paragraph 1 of Schedule
3 (the prescribed construction and use |
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requirements), in the Table,
after the row relating to item 16, insert— |
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Short
title, commencement and extent |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Audible Motor Vehicle Alarms Act 2005. |
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(2) |
This Act shall come into
force on 1 January 2007. |
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(3) |
This Act does not extend
to Northern Ireland. |
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