Paragraph 1 Weight not to be exceeded in any circumstancesI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 1 para. 1 coming into force by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 1999 reg. 1
Sch. 1 para. 2 coming into force by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 1999 reg. 1
Sch. 1 para. 1(1) words substituted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 2(6)(a)
Sch. 1 Table 1 words added by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 2(6)(b)(i)
Sch. 1 Table 1 item 1A inserted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 2(6)(b)(ii)
Sch. 1 para. 1A inserted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) and (Construction and Use) 2017 reg. 2(6)(c)
Sch. 1 para. 1(1) words substituted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2025 reg. 2(5)(a)
Sch. 1 para. 1A words substituted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2025 reg. 2(5)(b)
Sch. 1 para. 1B inserted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2025 reg. 2(5)(c)

(1)

Subject to paragraph 2, the maximum authorised weight for a vehicle of a description specified in column (2) of an item in Table I and having the number of axles specified in column (3) shall be the weight specified in column (4) of the item.

TABLE I

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Item	Description of vehicle	Number of axles	Maximum authorised weight (kg)
1.	Rigid motor vehicle	2	18000
2.	Tractor unit	2	18000
3.	Trailer which is not a semi-trailer or a centre-axle trailer	2	18000
4.	Trailer which is not a semi-trailer or centre-axle trailer	3 or more	24000
5.	Rigid motor vehicle which satisfies at least one of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2)	3	26000
6.	Rigid motor vehicle not falling within item 5	3	25000
7.	Tractor unit which satisfies at least one of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2)	3 or more	26000
8.	Tractor unit not falling within item 7	3 or more	25000
9.	Articulated bus	Any number	28000
10.	Rigid motor vehicle which satisfies at least one of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2)	4 or more	32000
11.	Rigid motor vehicle not falling within item 10	4 or more	30000

(2)

The conditions referred to in items 5, 7 and 10 of Table I are that—

(a)

the driving axle if it is not a steering axle is fitted with twin tyres and road friendly suspension; or

(b)

each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and the maximum weight for each axle does not exceed 9500 kg.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 1 in operation at 20.7.1999, see reg. 1