10PBS design approval

10 PBS design approval

10 PBS design approval

(1) A PBS design approval must state—

(a) the name and address of the person to whom the approval is given; and

(b) for an approval of an application mentioned in section 8 or 9—the standards with which the design is not likely to comply.

(2) Also, the approval must state the following (each a physical testing requirement)—

(a) if the design the subject of the approval has features that the Regulator considers are significantly novel—that before a heavy vehicle built to the design is certified by a PBS vehicle certifier, the vehicle must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle complies with the Standards and Vehicle Assessment Rules;

(b) if the approval relates to an application to which section 9(1)(b) applies—that a heavy vehicle built to the design must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle will pose any additional risk to safety or infrastructure as described in that section.