Regulation 26 Interpretation of PartI1

In this Part—

• “large trailer” means a trailer constructed or adapted for the carriage of goods—

  1. (a)

     which is—

     1. (i)

        a semi-trailer of any weight, or

     2. (ii)

        a trailer other than a semi-trailer or converter dolly the unladen weight of which exceeds 1020kg, and

  2. (b)

     which is not a vehicle of a description listed in—

     1. (i)

        Schedule 2 to the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 M1, or

     2. (ii)

        Schedule 2 to the Goods Vehicle (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 M2;

• “pertinent information” means—

  1. (a)

     the principal information, or

  2. (b)

     when the alternative conditions apply, the alternative information.

• “principal information” is—

  1. (a)

     the name and address and (if any) the company registration number of the manufacturer;

  2. (b)

     the manufacturer's designation (make and model) of the trailer;

  3. (c)

     the month and year when manufacture of the vehicle was completed;

  4. (d)

     the vehicle identification (VIN) number;

  5. (e)

     the number of—

     1. (i)

        the type approval, or

     2. (ii)

        the individual approval certificate;

  6. (f)

     in the case of a large trailer, the date of any certificate of conformity issued in respect of the vehicle;

  7. (g)

     in the case of a small trailer—

     1. (i)

        a copy of any certificate of conformity issued in respect of the vehicle,

     2. (ii)

        the date of supply, and

     3. (iii)

        the name and address of the purchaser;

  8. (h)

     F1whether the trailer is to be kept, or normally kept, at a place in Great Britain, in Northern Ireland, or in either jurisdiction;

• “small trailer” means a trailer which is not a large trailer.

For the purposes of this regulation—

• “alternative conditions” are the conditions applied by virtue of Schedule 3;

• “alternative information” is the information specified in Schedule 3;

• “converter dolly” means a trailer which—

  1. (a)

     is equipped with two or more wheels,

  2. (b)

     is designed to be used in combination with a semi-trailer without any part of the weight of the semi-trailer being borne by the drawing vehicle, and

  3. (c)

     is not in itself part of the semi-trailer or the drawing vehicle when being so used;

• “semi-trailer” means a trailer which is constructed or adapted to form part of an articulated vehicle.