Environment Protection Regulations 2021
145Noise emissions—motor cycles and motor trikes not approved in accordance with ADR 83/00
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145 Noise emissions—motor cycles and motor trikes not approved in accordance with ADR 83/00
(1) A person must not use, or permit to be used, on a highway a motor cycle or motor trike—
(a) that is not approved in accordance with ADR 83/00; and
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the specified noise level for a vehicle set out in column 1 of the following Table that has a date of manufacture set out in column 2 of that Table is the corresponding noise level specified in column 3 of that Table.
| Column 1<br>Vehicle type | Column 2<br>Date of manufacture | Column 3<br>Noise level (dB(A)) | | Motor cycle or motor trike, other than a recreational motor cycle | Before 1 March 1985 | 100 | | Motor cycle or motor trike, other than a recreational motor cycle | On or after 1 March 1985 | 94 | | Recreational motor cycle | On or after 1 January 1994 | 94 |