# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, Paragraph 9

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The gross weight of a local excavation vehicle—
(a) must not exceed 50,800 kilograms for a vehicle that is—
(i) a heavy motor car not forming part of an articulated vehicle; or
(ii) an articulated vehicle; and
(b) in the case of a vehicle that is trailer, must not exceed the maximum authorised weight (within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Authorised Weight Regulations) for a trailer of the same description.
(2) Where the trailer is one to which the Authorised Weight Regulations do not apply, the reference to Schedule 1 of those Regulations is to be taken as a reference to the equivalent provisions of regulations 75 to 79 of the Construction and Use Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/10/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-10/paragraph-9
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