# Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997, Article 11: Agricultural motor vehicles, agricultural trailers and agricultural trailed appliances

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), and notwithstanding that such vehicles do not comply with the requirements of regulation 7 of the Construction and Use Regulations, the Department authorises the use on roads of—
(a) an agricultural motor vehicle;
(b) an agricultural trailer designed to perform functions, other than the carriage of goods, that necessitate an overall width of 2.55 metres being exceeded; or
(c) an agricultural trailed appliance,
if the relevant conditions specified in Schedule 2 are complied with.
(2) The authorisation specified in paragraph (1) applies only in so far as the width of a vehicle (including an agricultural implement which by virtue of Article 13 is treated as part of the vehicle) cannot, without undue expense or risk of damage, be reduced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/109/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-order-northern-ireland-1997/article-11
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