Article 6 Derogations

United Kingdom

Without prejudice to Article 9 of the Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, a GB type-approval may be granted for—

(a)

motor vehicles, the width of which exceeds the requirements of this Regulation, or

(b)

trailers, the length or width of which exceeds the requirements of this Regulation,

where the vehicle or trailer is intended for the transport of indivisible loads.

1a.

Where paragraph 1 applies, the type approval certificate and the certificate of conformity must indicate clearly that the vehicle, or trailer, as appropriate, is intended only for the transport of indivisible loads.

F2The approval authority may grant approvals under F3Articles 42 and 45 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 for vehicles exceeding the maximum authorised dimensions set out in point 1.1 of Parts B, C and D of Annex I to this Regulation.

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Textual amendments

F1: Art. 6(1)(1a) substituted for Art. 6(1) (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 71(8)(a)
F2: Words in Art. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 71(8)(b)(i)
F3: Words in Art. 6(2) substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 71(8)(b)(ii)
F4: Words in Art. 6(2) omitted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by virtue of The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 71(8)(b)(iii)