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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/371",
  "legislation_title": "Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-no-3-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
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  "text": "TABLE\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nCategory\nSpecification\nA\nA motor bicycle without a sidecar having an engine with a cylinder capacity of over 120 cubic centimetres but not more than 125 cubic centimetres and capable of a speed of 100 kilometres per hour on the level.\nA1\nA motor bicycle without a sidecar having an engine with a cylinder capacity of 75 cubic centimetres but not more than 120 cubic centimetres.\nB\nAny four-wheeled vehicle in category B capable of a speed of 100 kilometres per hour on the level.\nB1 (invalid carriages)\nAn invalid carriage.\nB1\nin the case of any other test.\nAny vehicle in sub-category B1 capable of a speed of 60 kilometres per hour on the level.\nB + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for category B and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 1,000 kilograms which is capable of a speed of 100 kilometres per hour on the level.\nB + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for category B and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 1,000 kilograms, capable of a speed of at least 100 kilometres per hour on the level, which does not fall within category B; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the corresponding dimensions of the tractor vehicle; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the tractor vehicle provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the tractor vehicle.\nC1\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in sub-category Cl having a maximum authorised mass of 4,000 kilograms and capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nC1\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in sub-category C1 having a maximum authorised mass of 4,000 kilograms, with a length of at least five metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85; The cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and (when in position) as high as the cab.\nC1 + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for sub-category Cl and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 2,000 kilograms, the overall length of which is 8 metres and which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nC1 + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for sub-category C1 and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 2,000 kilograms; this combination shall be at least eight metres in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and at least as high as the corresponding dimensions of the tractor vehicle; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the tractor vehicle provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the tractor vehicle.\nD1\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in sub-category D1 capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nD1\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in sub-category D1 having a maximum authorised mass of 4,000 kilograms, with a minimum length of 5 metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85.\nD1 + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for sub-category D1 and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 1,250 kilograms which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nD1 + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for sub-category D1 and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 1,250 kilograms and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 metres wide and at least 2 metres high.\nC\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in category C, other than an articulated goods vehicle, having a maximum authorised mass of 10,000 kilograms and a length of 7 metres which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nC\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in category C other than an articulated goods vehicle having a maximum authorised mass of 12,000 kilograms, a length of at least 8 metres, a width of at least 2.4 metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with a gearbox having at least eight forward gears and recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and at least as high as the corresponding dimensions of the cab.\nC + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nEither –\n(a) an articulated goods vehicle combination having a maximum authorised mass of 18,000 kilograms and a length of 12 metres which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level, or\n(b) a combination of a minimum test vehicle for category C and a trailer having a length of 4 metres and a maximum authorised mass of 4 tonnes, which has, in aggregate, a maximum authorised mass of 18,000 kilograms and an overall length of 12 metres and which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nC + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nEither –\n(a) an articulated goods vehicle combination having a maximum authorised mass of 20,000 kilograms, a length of at least 14 metres and a width of at least 2.4 metres, and which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level, or\n(b) a combination of a minimum test vehicle for category C and a trailer having a length of at least 7.5 metres (each having a width of at least 2.4 metres), a maximum authorised mass of 4,000 kilograms, and which has, in aggregate, a maximum authorised mass of 20,000 kilograms and an overall length of 14 metres and which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nThe relevant cargo compartment of the articulated goods vehicle combination or the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the corresponding dimensions of the cab or tractor vehicle.\nD\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in category D having a length of 9 metres and capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nD\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nAny vehicle in category D having a length of at least 10 metres, a width of at least 2.4 metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85.\nD + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used before 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for category D and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 1,250 kilograms which is capable of a speed of 80 kilometres per hour on the level.\nD + E\n(In the case of a vehicle first used on or after 30th September 2003)\nA combination of a minimum test vehicle for category D and a trailer having a maximum authorised mass of 1,250 kilograms, a width of at least 2.4 metres and capable of a speed of at least 80 kilometres per hour on the level; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 metres wide and 2 metres high.\nF\nAny vehicle in category F.\nG\nAny vehicle in category G.\nH\nAny vehicle in category H.\nK\nAny vehicle in category K.\nP\nAny vehicle in category P.",
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