Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/01 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2005 (Cth)

Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/01 — Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2005

I, JAMES ERIC LLOYD, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, determine this vehicle standard under subsection 7 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989.

Dated 1 November 2005

[Signed]

JAMES ERIC LLOYD

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

CONTENTS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

0.2 COMMENCEMENT

0.3 REPEAL

1 SCOPE

2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

3 DEFINITIONS

4 REQUIREMENTS

5 EXEMPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES

6 ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

0.1 NAME OF STANDARD

0.1.1 This Standard is the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 80/01 – Emission Control for Heavy Vehicles) 2005.

0.1.2 This Standard may also be cited as ADR 80/01.

0.2 COMMENCEMENT

0.2.1 This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.

0.3 REPEAL

0.3.1 This Standard repeals each vehicle standard with the name ADR 80/01, and each amendment of such a standard, that is:

(a) made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989; and

(b) in force at the commencement of this Standard.

0.3.2 This Standard also repeals each instrument made under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles Standard Act 1989 that creates or amends a vehicle standard with the name ADR 80/01, if there are no other vehicle standards created by that instrument that are still in force at the commencement of this Standard.

1 SCOPE

1.1 This vehicle standard prescribes the exhaust emissions requirements for engines used in heavy vehicles in order to reduce air pollution.

2 APPLICABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION

2.1 This vehicle standard applies to vehicles of the M and N categories, with a GVM greater than 3.5 tonnes, as provided in clause 2.2.

2.2 This vehicle standard applies[1]:

2.2.1 from 1 January 2005 in relation to new model vehicles with an engine that operates on petrol, produced on or after 1 January 2005;