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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-driving-licences-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "“SCHEDULE 1\nCategories and Sub-categories of Vehicle for Licensing Purposes\nRegulations 3 and 4\nPART 1\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nCategory or sub-category\nClasses of vehicle included\nAdditional categories\nAM\nMopeds and light quadricycles.\nQ\nA\nMotor bicycles and motor tricycles.\nQ, AM, A1, A2 and K\nA1\nA sub-category of category A comprising A1 motorcycles and A1 motor tricycles.\nQ and AM\nA2\nA sub-category of category A comprising A2 motorcycles.\nQ, AM and A1\nB\nMotor vehicles, other than vehicles included in category Q, AM, A, F or K, having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes and not more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, including—\n(a) a combination of any such vehicle and a trailer where the trailer has a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms; and\n(b) a combination of any such vehicle and a trailer where the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.\nQ, AM, F and K\nB+E\nCombinations of a motor vehicle (being a tractor vehicle in category B) and trailer or semi-trailer where—\n(a) the combination does not fall within category B or B96; and\n(b) the maximum authorised mass of the trailer or semi-trailer does not exceed 3.5 tonnes.\nNone\nC\nAny motor vehicle having a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes, other than a vehicle falling within category D, F, G or H which, is designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and including such vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.\nNone\nC1\nA sub-category of category C comprising motor vehicles having a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes which are designed and constructed for the carriage of no more than 8 passengers in addition to the driver and including such vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.\nNone\nD\nAny motor vehicle constructed or adapted for the carriage of passengers having more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat, including such a vehicle drawing a trailer having a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.\nNone\nD1\nA sub-category of category D comprising motor vehicles having more than 8 but not more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat with a maximum length not exceeding 8 metres and including such a vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.\nNone\nC+E\nCombination of motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category C but the combination does not fall within that category.\nB+E\nC1+E\nA sub-category of category C+E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where—\n(a) the tractor vehicle is in sub-category C1;\n(b) the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle; and\n(c) the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes.\nB+E\nD+E\nCombination of a motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category D but the combination does not fall within that category.\nB+E\nD1+E\nA sub-category of category D+E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer where—\n(a) the tractor vehicle is in sub-category D1; and\n(b) the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle.\nB+E\nF\nAgricultural or forestry tractor, but excluding any motor vehicle included in category H.\nK\nG\nRoad roller.\nNone\nH\nTrack-laying vehicle steered by its tracks.\nNone\nK\nMowing machine or vehicle controlled by a pedestrian excluding any motor vehicle include d in category B.\nNone\nPART 2\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nCategory or sub-category\nClasses of vehicle included\nAdditional categories and sub-categories\nC1+E (8.25 tonnes)\nA sub-category of category C+E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer in sub-category C1+E the maximum authorised mass of which does not exceed 8.25 tonnes.\nNone\nD1 (not for hire or reward)\nA sub-category of category D comprising motor vehicles in sub-category D1 driven otherwise than for hire or reward.\nNone\nD1+E (not for hire or reward)\nA sub-category of category D+E comprising any combination of a motor vehicle and trailer in sub-category D1+E driven otherwise than for hire or reward.\nNone\nL\nMotor vehicle propelled by electric power.\nNone\nPART 3\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nCategory or sub-category\nClasses of vehicle included\nAdditional categories and sub-categories\nB1 (invalid carriages)\nA sub-category of category B comprising motor vehicles which are invalid carriages.\nNone\nPART 4\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nCategory or sub-category\nClasses of vehicle included\nAdditional categories and sub-categories\nFormer sub-category B1\nMotor vehicles having 4 wheels and an unladen weight not exceeding 550 kilograms, not including light quadricycles.\nNone\nFormer category B+E\nCombinations of motor vehicle and trailer where the tractor vehicle is in category B and the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 3.5 tonnes.\nNone\nFormer sub-category D1\nMotor vehicles having more than 8 but not more than 16 seats in addition to the driver’s seat with a maximum length exceeding 8 metres and including any such vehicle drawing a trailer with a maximum authorised mass not exceeding 750 kilograms.\nNone\nFormer sub-category D1+E\nCombinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where:\n(a) the tractor vehicle is in former sub-category D1;\n(b) the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms but not the unladen weight of the tractor vehicle;\n(c) the maximum authorised mass of the combination does not exceed 12 tonnes; and\n(d) the trailer is not used for the carriage of passengers.\nP\nCategory P vehicles.\nNone\nPART 5\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nCategory or sub-category\nClasses of vehicle included\nAdditional categories and sub-categories\nQ\nCategory Q vehicles.\nNone\nPART 6\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nColumn (3)\nCategory or sub-category\nClasses of vehicle included\nAdditional categories and sub-categories\nB96\nCombinations of a motor vehicle and trailer where—\n(a) the tractor vehicle is in category B;\n(b) the maximum authorised mass of the trailer exceeds 750 kilograms; and\n(c) the maximum authorised mass of the combination exceeds 3.5 tonnes but does not exceed 4.25 tonnes.\nNone\n”",
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