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. 3 para. 1 coming into force by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 1999 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 2 coming into force by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 1999 reg. 1
Sch. 3 para. 1(1) words substituted by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2002 reg. 7(2)
Sch. 3 para. 3 4 added by Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) 2002 reg. 7(3)

(1)

Subject to paragraph 2, the maximum authorised weight for an axle of a description specified in column (2) of an item in Table V shall be the weight specified in column (3) of the item.

Table V

(1)	(2)	(3)
Item	Description of axle	Maximum authorised weight (kg)
1.	Single driving axle	11500
2.	Single non-driving axle	10000
3.	Driving tandem axle which meets either of the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (2)	19000
4.	Driving tandem axle not falling within item 3	18000
5.	Non-driving tandem axle	20000
6.	Triaxle	24000

(2)

The conditions referred to in item 3 of Table V are that—

(a)

the driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and road friendly suspension; or

(b)

each driving axle is fitted with twin tyres and no axle has an axle weight exceeding 9500 kg.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 1 in operation at 20.7.1999, see reg. 1