# The Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (Amendment) Order 1987, Article 7


In article 18, after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted:
“(1A) (a) In this article, “the Construction and Use Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (2) below:
(i) “Category 1” shall consist of any vehicle or combination of vehicles where the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is not more than 46,000 kilograms;
“Category 2” shall consist of any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles where the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is not more than 80,000 kilograms;
“Category 3” shall consist of any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles where the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is not more than 150,000 kilograms;
(ii) a vehicle shall comply with the conditions of an appropriate category, and the category under the conditions of which a vehicle is being used shall be that indicated on the sign mentioned in paragraph (2)(t) below.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1327/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-amendment-order-1987/article-7
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