Paragraph 15 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A mobile crane must be equipped with a plate that is—

(a)

securely fixed to the mobile crane in a conspicuous and readily accessible position; and

(b)

indelibly marked with letters and figures, not less than 6 millimetres high, containing the information relating to the mobile crane which is specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

The information is—

(a)

the maximum axle weight for each axle, determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (3); and

(b)

the maximum gross weight, determined in accordance with that sub-paragraph.

(3)

A maximum weight is determined in accordance with this sub-paragraph if—

(a)

in the case of a vehicle which is specially adapted to be a mobile crane and to which the Goods Vehicles Type Approval Regulations applied immediately before such adaptation, it is the maximum weight at or below which the vehicle is considered fit for use by the Secretary of State; and

(b)

in any other case, it is the maximum weight at or below which the mobile crane is considered fit for use by the manufacturer of the mobile crane.

(4)

In determining a maximum weight for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), the person making the determination must have regard to—

(a)

the design, construction and equipment of the mobile crane; and

(b)

the stresses to which it is likely to be subject when in use.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 1.12.2004, see art. 1(3)