Article 4

In article 18(2)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (k)(ii), at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “save as provided in sub-paragraph (iia) below”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (k)(ii) there shall be inserted the following—

“(iia)

until 1st October 1989 an articulated vehicle in Category 2 need not meet the requirements of sub-paragraph (ii) above, but—

(a)

the total weight shall be transmitted to the road through at least 4 axles;

(b)

the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one axle shall not exceed 13,500 kilograms, and by any one wheel 6,750 kilograms;

(c)

if the total number of axles does not exceed 4, the total weight of the vehicle shall not exceed 46,000 kilograms;”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (k)(iii)—

(i)

at the beginning there shall be inserted the words “save as provided in sub-paragraph (iiia) below”;

(ii)

for the words “motor vehicle” there shall be substituted the word “vehicle”;

(d)

after sub-paragraph (k)(iii) there shall be inserted the following—

“(iiia)

Zuntil 1st October 1989 a vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying the load in Category 3 need not meet the requirements of sub-paragraphs (c) to (f) of sub-paragraph (iii) above;”;

(e)

in sub-paragraph (p)—

(a)

for the words “item 4” there shall be substituted the words “item 3”;

(b)

after “24” in item 1, “22” in item 2 and “24” in item 3 of the Table there shall be inserted “25”;

(f)

in item 2 of the Table in sub-paragraph (q), before “45” there shall be inserted “25” and for “75—80” there shall be substituted the words “75 in so far as it relates to items 1—4, 6—11, 15 and 16 of the Table, 76—80”;

(g)

in sub-paragraphs (q) and (r), for the words “after 1st October 1989” in each place where they occur there shall be substituted the words “on or after 1st October 1989”; and

(h)

in sub-paragraph (s), for the words “after 1st October 1988” there shall be substituted the words “on or after 1st October 1988”.