{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1998",
  "legislation_title": "The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A road recovery vehicle must comply with—\n(a) the Construction and Use Regulations, apart from the provisions of those Regulations specified in Table 12;\n(b) the Authorised Weight Regulations, but only to the extent specified in paragraph 13 of this Schedule; and\n(c) the Lighting Regulations.\nTable 12\nRoad recovery vehicles: Construction and Use Regulations that do not apply\nNon-applicable Regulations\nSubjects\n36A, 36B, 36C\nSpeed limiters\n51\nSideguards\n70, 70B\nPlates\n70A\nSpeed limiters\n72\nAdditional markings\n73\nTest date disc\n75\nMaximum permitted laden weight of vehicle\n76\nMaximum permitted laden weight of vehicle and trailer, other than articulated vehicle\n77\nMaximum permitted laden weight of articulated vehicle\n78\nMaximum permitted wheel and axle weights\n79\nMaximum permitted weights for certain closely-spaced axles etc\n79A\nSavings for Authorised Weight Regulations\n82\nRestrictions on use of vehicles carrying wide or long loads\n83(1)\nNumbers of trailers",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 17 in force at 25.8.2003, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/4/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T08:03:48.437327+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}