# Finance Act 1982, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This paragraph applies to a goods vehicle—
(a) which has an unladen weight exceeding 1,525 kilograms; and
(b) which does not comply with regulations under section 40 of the Road Traffic Act 1972 (construction and use regulations); and
(c) which is for the time being authorised for use on roads by virtue of an order under section 42 of that Act (authorisation of special vehicles).
(2) The annual rate of duty applicable to a goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies and which falls within a class specified by an order of the Secretary of State made for the purposes of this paragraph shall be determined, on the basis of the assumption in sub-paragraph (3) below, by the application of Table A, Table C or Table D in Part II of this Schedule, according to whether the vehicle is a rigid goods vehicle or a tractor unit and, in the latter case, according to the number of its axles.
(3) The assumptions referred to in sub-paragraph (2) above are—
(a) where Table A applies, that the vehicle has a plated gross weight which exceeds 30 tonnes but does not exceed 30.49 tonnes; and
(b) where Table C or Table D applies, that the vehicle has a plated train weight which exceeds 32 tonnes but does not exceed 32.52 tonnes.
(4) In the case of a goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies and which does not fall within such class as is referred to in sub-paragraph (2) above, the annual rate of duty shall be the basic rate of duty.
(5) The power to make an order under sub-paragraph (2) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument ; but no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/39/schedule/5/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1982/schedule-5/paragraph-5
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