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Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024
118Visible emissions – light vehicles with internal combustion engines
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118 Visible emissions – light vehicles with internal combustion engines
(1) This regulation applies to a light motor vehicle that –
(a) is propelled by an internal combustion engine; and
(b) was built after 1930.
(2) A light motor vehicle must not emit visible emissions for a continuous period of at least 10 seconds.
(3) This regulation does not apply to emissions that are visible only because of heat or the condensation of water vapour.