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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-order-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-order-northern-ireland-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1997/109",
  "legislation_title": "Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-order-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "If—\n(a) the overall width of—\n(i) an agricultural motor vehicle,\n(ii) an agricultural trailer,\n(iii) an agricultural trailed appliance, or\n(b) the width specified in Article 12(2) of a combination of vehicles exceeds 3 metres and the whole or part of the journey to be made by the vehicle or combination will be on a road on which there is a speed limit of 40 miles per hour or less or will cover a distance exceeding 5 miles, the operator of the vehicle shall—\n(A) before using the vehicle or combination on a road, give at least 24 hours notice of the intended use to the Chief Constable and the notice shall contain the following particulars:—\n(i) the time, date and route of the proposed journey,\n(ii) information about the vehicle or combination of vehicles including the overall width; and\n(B) use the vehicle or combination only in accordance with the particulars given in the notice mentioned in head (A) subject to any variation in the time, date or route as may be directed by the Chief Constable,\nso that the Chief Constable may dispense with the said requirements as to length of notice and information about the vehicle or combination.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 in operation at 7.4.1997, see art. 1"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/109/schedule/2/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:30:12.016317+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}