§ Mr. Foxasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list divisions within his Department responsible for matters relating to the detailed enforcement of the following regulations: (a) the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1984, regulations 1–19 with appropriate schedules, (b) the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1978, as amended, regulations 1–79 with appropriate schedules, and in particular regulations 31 ansd 31 a-e, (c) the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1978, as amended, regulations 116b.
§ Mrs. ChalkerMy Department's vehicle standards and engineering division is responsible for the preparation of the regulations listed. New vehicles are, however, approved with regard to their construction by my Department's vehicle inspectorate or the vehicle and component approval division, whilst vehicles already in use on the road are subject to roadside inspections and spot checks by the vehicle inspectorate. The detailed day-to-day enforcement of these regulations is the responsibility of individual chief officers of police.