4. Amendment of rule 24

In the principal Rules, in rule 24, after paragraph (2), insert —“(2A) In addition, subject to paragraph (2B), each instrument or apparatus mentioned in paragraph (1), which is fitted on a motor vehicle registered on or after 1 July 2026, must be constructed and fitted in compliance with the requirements in —

UN Regulation 28;

Japanese Article 43; or

any other standard that the Registrar or an authorised officer may recognise as having an equivalent level of safety to, or a more stringent level of safety than, any of the standards mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b).

Paragraph (2A) does not apply to a motor vehicle registered or re‑registered as —

a classic vehicle;

a normal vintage vehicle;

a restricted vintage vehicle; or

a revised use vintage vehicle.”.