138Vehicle exhaust emissions—spark ignition engines manufactured on or after 1 February 1986

138 Vehicle exhaust emissions—spark ignition engines manufactured on or after 1 February 1986

(1) This regulation applies to the following types of vehicles—

(a) forward-control passenger vehicles;

(b) off-road passenger vehicles;

(c) passenger cars;

(d) passenger car derivatives.

(2) A person must not sell or supply, or use or permit to be used on a highway, a vehicle powered by a spark ignition engine manufactured on or after 1 February 1986 that exceeds an emission level specified in subregulation (3).

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), a specified emission level is—

(a) in the case of the emission of carbon monoxide, a carbon monoxide concentration of ≤4·5 at idle and ≤1·0 at high idle (% by volume) concentration of carbon monoxide in exhaust gases of the vehicle; and

(b) in the case of the emission of hydrocarbons, a hydrocarbon concentration of ≤600 at idle and ≤200 at high idle (ppm) concentration of hydrocarbons in exhaust gases of the vehicle.

at idle means as determined by the idle test set out in Part A of Schedule 9;

at high idle means as determined by the high idle test set out in Part B of Schedule 9.