LEX-FAOC069060

These Regulations, consisting of 22 sections, divided into six Parts and completed by one Schedule, on Environment Protection (Vehicle Emissions) are made under the Environment Protection Act 1970. The objectives of these Regulations are to: (a) prescribe air emission standards and standards of maximum permissible concentration for emissions from motor vehicles, other than new vehicles and heavy vehicles, to minimise the negative impacts of motor vehicle use on Victorians and the environment; and (b) prescribe standards for noise emissions from motor vehicles, other than new vehicles and heavy vehicles, to minimise the negative impacts of motor vehicle use on Victorians and the environment; and (c) provide for offences relating to the import, refining and blending of petrol to minimise the release of petrol vapours into the environment; and (d) prescribe various matters necessary for the purposes of the Environment Protection Act 1970. The Regulations are divided as follows: Preliminary (Part 1); Vehicle Air Emission Standards (Part 2); Vehicle Standards For Noise Emissions (Part 1); Vehicle Noise Labelling Standards (Part 4); General Vehicle Offences (Part 5); Petrol Vapour Pressure (Part 6). Schedules deal with the following: Method for Determining the Concentration of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbon in the Exhaust Gases of a Motor Vehicle; Part A: Idle Test; Part B: High Idle Test; Part C: Equipment for Idle Test and High Idle Test.