Article 14

After article 18(2)(p), the following new sub-paragraphs shall be added:

“(q)

in relation to any vehicle or combination of vehicles in a Category specified in column 2 of the Table below and manufactured after 1st October 1989 and any vehicle in Category 1 whenever manufactured, all the Construction and Use Regulations shall apply with the exception of the Regulations which are specified opposite to that item in column 3 of the Table:

Table

1	2	3
Item	Category	Regulations that do not apply
1	1	7, 8, 80 and 82.
2	2 and 3	7, 8, 15, 16, 18 (except paragraph (1)), 45, 64, 65, 75—80, 82 and 83(1).

(r)

a vehicle or combination of vehicles in Category 2 or Category 3, if manufactured after 1st October 1989 shall have a braking system complying with the construction, fitting, and performance requirements set out in relation to category N3 motor vehicles and O4 trailers in Annexes I, II and VII to Council Directive 71/320/EEC^f1 as amended by 74/132/EEC^f2, 75/524/EEC^f3 and 79/489/EEC^f4 and, if appropriate, Annexes III, IV, V, and VI to the amended Directive, provided that:

(i)

for the purposes of tests conducted in accordance with Annex II the laden weight of a vehicle shall be the maximum technically permissible weight specified by the manufacturer for the vehicle speed specified for the test;

(ii)

the requirements of paragraphs 1.1.4.2, 1.4 and 2.1.3.2 of Annex II shall not apply;

(s)

(i)

a vehicle in Category 2 or Category 3, if manufactured after 1st October 1988, shall have a plate complying with the specification prescribed in the Road Vehicles (Marking of Special Weights) Regulations 1983^f5 except that there need be no indication of any weight in respect of a speed not exceeding 12 miles per hour;

(ii)

the plate fitted in accordance with paragraph (i) above shall be marked clearly with the words: “SPECIAL TYPES USE”;

(iii)

if a vehicle is made up of several modules, each module may be fittedindividually with a plate in accordance with paragraph (i) above, provided that the information required from the plate in relation to the vehicle as a whole can be readily determined from those individual plates;

(iv)

a vehicle fitted with any plate in accordance with paragraph (i) above shall not be used at a weight in excess of any weight specified on that plate in relation to the speed at which the vehicle is travelling;

(v)

a vehicle in Category 1 shall not be used at a weight in excess of any weight specified on a plate fitted in accordance with regulation 66 of the Construction and Use Regulations in relation to items 6, 7 and 8 in Part I or items 4, 5, and 6 in Part II of Schedule 8 to those Regulations;

(t)

the vehicle or the drawing vehicle in a combination of vehicles shall be fitted with a sign indicating the relevant category and complying with the requirements specified in Schedule 6;

(u)

notwithstanding sub-paragraph (p) above, regulation 7 of the Construction and Use Regulations shall not apply in the case of:

(i)

an articulated vehicle, or a motor vehicle and a trailer, where the semi trailer or the trailer is constructed such that the major part of the load platform does not extend over or between the wheels and is at a height that is below the height of the top most point of the tyres of those wheels, measured on level ground and with any adjustable suspension at the normal travelling height, and where the height or stability of the load being carried necessitates the use of such a trailer;

(ii)

a vehicle or combination of vehicles unable to comply with that regulation because of the requirements of sub-paragraphs (k)(ii)(e) or (k)(iii)(e) above;

(v)

notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a) above, a vehicle consisting of two or more modules may, when being used in connection with the carriage of but not at the time carrying an abnormal indivisible load, be disassembled into two or more parts and arranged such that one part carries the others.”.