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Article 18 Categories of motor vehicleI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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In this Part—

(a)
(i)

“Category 1” 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 46,000 kilograms;

(ii)

“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;

(iii)

“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; and

(b)

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 Article 20(r).

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Commencement

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Art. 18 in operation at 7.4.1997, see art. 1