# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, Article 44: Track-laying vehicles: consent of road authorities

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Before the start of any journey, the user of a vehicle falling within the recognised category of special vehicles mentioned in article 41(1) must obtain from the road authority for each road on which the vehicle is to be used that authority’s written consent to the vehicle being used on roads for which it is responsible.
(2) “Road authority”, in relation to any road, means the highway authority for that road.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/article/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/article-44
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