§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Transport what are the new requirements for the MOT tests for vehicles; when these will be made available to motorists; and from whom copies of the requirements can be obtained.
§ Mr. HoramThese are specified in the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1976 (S.I. No. 1977) and the Motor Vehicles (Tests) (Amendment) Regulations 1976 (S.I. No. 2155). Copies of the regulations have been published and are available from Her Majesty's Stationery Office. A revised manual for testers is also expected to be published within the next month. I regret that due to printing difficulties it has not been possible to publish it earlier, but provisional instructions were issued to testing stations before the regulations came into effect.