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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858/annex-I/part-A/division-5",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/858",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858",
  "path": "annex/I/part/A/division/5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Special purpose vehicles",
  "text": "Name\nCode\nDefinition\n5.1.\nMotor caravan\nSA\nA vehicle of category M with living accommodation space which contains the following equipment as a minimum:\n(a)seats and table;\n(b)sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats;\n(c)cooking facilities;\n(d)storage facilities.\nThis equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living compartment.\nHowever, the table may be designed to be easily removable.\n5.2.\nArmoured vehicle\nSB\nA vehicle intended for the protection of conveyed persons or goods with anti-bullet armour plating.\n5.3.\nAmbulance\nSC\nA vehicle of category M intended for the transport of sick or injured persons and having special equipment for such purpose.\n5.4.\nHearse\nSD\nA vehicle of category M intended for the transport of deceased persons and having special equipment for such purpose.\n5.5.\nWheelchair accessible vehicle\nSH\nA vehicle of category M1 constructed or converted specifically so that they accommodate one or more persons seated in their wheelchairs when travelling on the road.\n5.6.\nTrailer caravan\nSE\nA vehicle of category O as defined in term 3.2.1.3 of international standard ISO 3833:1977.\n5.7.\nMobile crane\nSF\nA vehicle of category N3, not fitted for the carriage of goods, provided with a crane whose lifting moment is equal to or higher than 400 kNm.\n5.8.\nSpecial group\nSG\nA special purpose vehicle that does not enter in any of the definitions mentioned in this Part.\n5.9.\nConverter dolly\nSJ\nA vehicle of category O equipped with a fifth-wheel coupling to support a semi-trailer with a view to converting the latter into a trailer.\n5.10.\nExceptional load transport trailer\nSK\nA vehicle of category O4 intended for the transport of indivisible loads that is subject to speed and traffic restrictions because of its dimensions.\nUnder this term are also included hydraulic modular trailers irrespective of the number of modules.\n5.11.\nExceptional load transport motor vehicle\nSL\nA road tractor or tractor unit for semi-trailer of category N3 meeting all the following conditions:\n(a)having more than two axles and at least half of the axles (two axles out of three in the case of a three axle vehicle and three axles out of five in the case of a five axle vehicle) designed to be driven simultaneously, irrespective of whether one powered axle can be disengaged;\n(b)that is designed for towing and pushing exceptional load transport trailer of category O4;\n(c)that has a minimum engine power of 350 kW; and\n(d)that can be equipped with an additional front coupling device for heavy towable masses.\n5.12.\nMulti-equipment carrier\nSM\nAn off-road vehicle of category N (as defined in point 2.3) designed and constructed for pulling, pushing, carrying and actuating certain inter-changeable equipment:\n(a)with not less than two mounting areas for this equipment;\n(b)with standardised, mechanical, hydraulic and/or electrical interfaces (e.g. Power take off) for powering and actuating the inter-changeable equipment; and\n(c)that fulfils the definition of international standard ISO 3833-1977, paragraph 3.1.4 (special vehicle).\nIf the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary load platform, its maximum length shall not exceed:\n(a)1,4 times of the front or rear track width of the vehicle, whichever is the larger in the case of two axle vehicles; or\n(b)2,0 times of the front or rear track width of the vehicle, whichever is the larger in the case of vehicles having more than two axles.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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