# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) (Amendment) Order 2023, Article 3: Amendments of Article 3 and Part 5 relating to longer semi-trailers


In article 3(1) (“interpretation: general”)—
(a) after the definition of “local excavation vehicle”, insert—
““longer semi-trailer” means a semi-trailer, (other than an abnormal indivisible load vehicle, a low loader or a stepframe low loader), in respect of which the longitudinal distance from the axis of the king pin to the rear of the trailer exceeds—
(a) 12.5 metres, in the case of a car transporter, or
(b) 12 metres, in any other case
(but a semi-trailer which is capable of extension is only a longer semi-trailer when extended so that it exceeds the above distances);
“low loader” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(2) of the Construction and Use Regulations;”;.
(b) after the definition of “motorway”, insert—
““operator” means—
(a) a person who holds an operator’s licence in respect of a longer semi-trailer under section 2 of the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995;
(b) if there is no such person, the driver of the motor vehicle towing the longer semi-trailer where the towing vehicle belongs to the driver or is in the driver’s possession under an agreement for hire or hire-purchase, or a loan;
(c) in any other case, the person whose employee or agent the driver of the towing vehicle is;”.
(c) after the definition of “road recovery vehicle”, insert—
““semi-trailer” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Construction and Use Regulations”
(d) after the definition of “special type agricultural vehicle”, insert—
““stepframe low loader” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Construction and Use Regulations;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/524/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-amendment-order-2023/article-3
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