Paragraph 2 Weight by reference to axle spacingI1

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)

For a vehicle of a description specified in column (2) of an item in Table II and having the number of axles specified in column (3) of that item, the authorised weight in kilograms shall be the number equal to the product of the distance measured in metres between the foremost and rearmost axles of the vehicle multiplied by the factor specified in column (4) and rounded up to the nearest 10 kg, if that number is less than the maximum authorised weight determined in accordance with paragraph 1.

TABLE II

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Item	Description of vehicle	Number of axles	Factor to determine maximum weight
1.	Rigid motor vehicle	2	6000
2.	Tractor unit	2	6000
3.	Trailer which is not a semi-trailer or a centre-axle trailer	2	6000
4.	Rigid motor vehicle	3	5500
5.	Tractor unit	3 or more	6000
6.	Trailer which is not a semi-trailer or a centre-axle trailer	3 or more	5000
7.	Rigid motor vehicle	4 or more	5000
8.	Articulated bus	Any number	5000

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Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 2 in operation at 20.7.1999, see reg. 1