Article 17 Weight: police notification and road and bridge authority notification and indemnityI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In a case falling within paragraph (2), the user of a Part 2 vehicle or Part 2 vehicle-combination must before the start of any journey—

(a)

notify in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 9 the authority (within the meaning of that Schedule) for each road or bridge on which the vehicle or vehicle-combination is to be used; and

(b)

give to each authority an indemnity in the form specified in Part 2 of that Schedule.

(2)

A case falls within this paragraph where—

(a)

the total weight of the Part 2 vehicle or Part 2 vehicle-combination (whether it is unladen or wholly or partly laden) exceeds 44,000 kilograms; or

(b)

the vehicle or vehicle-combination does not comply in all respects with—

(i)

the requirements of Schedule 3 to the Authorised Weight Regulations (axle weights); or

(ii)

if that Schedule does not apply to it, the equivalent provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations.

(3)

In a case falling within paragraph (4), the user of the Part 2 vehicle or Part 2 vehicle-combination must—

(a)

before the start of any journey, notify in accordance with Schedule 5 the chief officer of police for each area in which the vehicle or vehicle-combination is to be used; and

(b)

ensure that the vehicle is used in accordance with the requirements of that Schedule.

(4)

A case falls within this paragraph if the total weight of the Part 2 vehicle or Part 2 vehicle-combination (whether it is unladen or wholly or partly laden) exceeds 80,000 kilograms.

(5)

Paragraphs (1) and (3) apply cumulatively.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 17 in force at 25.8.2003, see art. 1(2)