122Exhaust systems

122 Exhaust systems

(1)  In this regulation –

bus exhaust outlet means an outlet of an exhaust system fitted to a bus;

motor trike exhaust outlet means an outlet of an exhaust system fitted to a motor trike;

vertical exhaust system means an exhaust system that emits exhaust gases in an upwards direction above or near the top of a vehicle to which the exhaust system is fitted.

(2)  A motor trike exhaust outlet with a permanently enclosed body must –

(a) extend at least 40 millimetres beyond the outermost joint of the floorpan that is not continuously welded or permanently sealed; and

(b) not extend beyond the perimeter of the vehicle.

(3)  A motor trike exhaust outlet must discharge the main exhaust flow to the air –

(a) if the outlet is fitted to the side of the motor trike, to the right hand side of the motor trike and below the horizontal axis of the motor trike at an angle between 15 degrees and 45 degrees; or

(b) if the outlet is fitted to the rear of the motor trike, at an angle between 10 degrees above the horizontal axis of the motor trike and 45 degrees below that axis.

(4)  A bus exhaust outlet must be as near as practicable to the rear of the bus.

(5)  If the bus is not fitted with a vertical exhaust system, the bus exhaust outlet must not extend beyond the perimeter of the bus.

(6)  If the bus is fitted with a vertical exhaust system, the bus exhaust outlet must be located behind the rearmost part of the passenger compartment.

(7)  A bus exhaust outlet must discharge the main exhaust flow to the air –

(a) if the outlet is not part of a vertical exhaust system –

(i) towards the rear, or to the right, of the bus; and

(ii) horizontally or downwards at an angle of not more than 45 degrees below the horizontal axis; or