Regulation 2 Amendment of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

after the definitions of “Group 1 licence” and “Group 2 licence”, insert—

• ““IBC” means an intermediate bulk container, being one single sealed container—

  1. (a)

     made of plastic or metal;

  2. (b)

     designed for the storage and transport of fluids;

  3. (c)

     with a capacity of 1,000 litres;

  4. (d)

     having its capacity clearly marked on its exterior; and

  5. (e)

     filled to capacity with water;”.

after the definition of “extended driving test”, insert—

• ““fire engine” means a category C motor vehicle that is being used—

  1. (a)

     in England or Wales, by a fire and rescue authority (as determined under section 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f3); or

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (as established under section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005^f4;”.

after the definition of “traffic commissioner”, insert—

• ““training load” means a load consisting of—

  1. (a)

     an IBC; or

  2. (b)

     training load packages that are all marked with the same nominal quantity by weight;

• “training load package” means a product packaged in a transparent sealed bag so that the combination of the product and the individual bag in which it is packed is either or both of the following—

  1. (a)

     a “package” to which the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006^f5 “the 2006 Regulations” or the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011^f6 “the 2011 Regulations” apply, and—

     1. (i)

        is marked in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5(1) of the 2006 Regulations or the 2011 Regulations as the case may be;

     2. (ii)

        is marked with its nominal quantity by weight in accordance with regulation 8 of the 2006 Regulations or the 2011 Regulations as the case may be; and

     3. (iii)

        that nominal quantity by weight so marked on the package is no less than 10kg; or

  2. (b)

     a “prepackage” to which Council Directive 76/211/EEC^f7 applies, and—

     1. (i)

        is marked in accordance with points 3.1 and 3.2 of Annex I to that Directive; and

     2. (ii)

        the nominal quantity by weight so marked on the prepackage is no less than 10kg;”.

in paragraphs (1) and (2), where the words “the Table” appear, substitute “Table 1”;

in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of paragraph (3), where the words “the table” appear, substitute “Table 1”;

for paragraph (7), substitute—

“(7)

A person submitting himself for a practical test prescribed in respect of category B+E, C, C+E, D, or D+E shall provide a vehicle which is not carrying goods or burden other than either or both of the following—

(a)

fixed items which are characteristic of the class to which it belongs;

(b)

any load carried in accordance with paragraph (7A).”;

after paragraph (7), insert—

“(7A)

A person submitting himself for a practical test prescribed in respect of any of the categories or sub-categories shown in column 1 of Table 2 at the end of this regulation—

(a)

may, during the period beginning with 15th August 2013 and ending with 14th November 2013, provide a vehicle which—

(i)

is carrying a load of the nature and weight shown in column 2 of Table 2, in relation to that category or sub-category and description of vehicle; and

(ii)

is loaded in such a way that the person authorised to conduct the test can visually assess the weight of the load without the load being disturbed;

(b)

shall, on or after 15th November 2013, provide a vehicle which—

(i)

is carrying a load of the nature and weight shown in column 2 of Table 2, in relation to that category or sub-category and description of vehicle; and

(ii)

is loaded in such a way that the person authorised to conduct the test can visually assess the weight of the load without the load being disturbed.”;

in paragraph (12), where the words “the table” appear, substitute “Table 1”;

after paragraph (12), before the table^f9, for the heading “TABLE”, substitute “Table 1”; and

after Table 1, as so re-named by sub-paragraph (f), insert—

“

Table 2

Load requirements for test vehicles

(1) Category or sub-category and description of vehicle	(2) Nature and weight of load required to be carried on the vehicle or trailer or both.
B+E	A training load weighing a minimum of 600kg and a maximum of 1,000kg loaded on the trailer.
C (a) fire engine	Water or foam carried on the fire engine so that the total laden weight of the fire engine is at least 10,000kg.
C (b) other motor vehicles	Five IBCs loaded on the motor vehicle.
C+E (a) articulated goods vehicle combination	Eight IBCs loaded on the combination.
C+E (b) combination of a minimum test vehicle for category C and a trailer	Five IBCs loaded on the motor vehicle and three IBCs loaded on the trailer.
C1+E	A training load weighing a minimum of 600kg and a maximum of 1,000kg loaded on the trailer.
D+E	A training load weighing a minimum of 600kg and a maximum of 1,000kg loaded on the trailer.
D1+E	A training load weighing a minimum of 600kg and a maximum of 1,000kg loaded on the trailer.

”.