# The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003, Paragraph 17

Extent: E+W+S

A road recovery vehicle must comply with—
(a) the Construction and Use Regulations, apart from the provisions of those Regulations specified in Table 12;
(b) the Authorised Weight Regulations, but only to the extent specified in paragraph 13 of this Schedule; and
(c) the Lighting Regulations.
Table 12
Road recovery vehicles: Construction and Use Regulations that do not apply
Non-applicable Regulations
Subjects
36A, 36B, 36C
Speed limiters
51
Sideguards
70, 70B
Plates
70A
Speed limiters
72
Additional markings
73
Test date disc
75
Maximum permitted laden weight of vehicle
76
Maximum permitted laden weight of vehicle and trailer, other than articulated vehicle
77
Maximum permitted laden weight of articulated vehicle
78
Maximum permitted wheel and axle weights
79
Maximum permitted weights for certain closely-spaced axles etc
79A
Savings for Authorised Weight Regulations
82
Restrictions on use of vehicles carrying wide or long loads
83(1)
Numbers of trailers

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1998/schedule/4/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-authorisation-of-special-types-general-order-2003/schedule-4/paragraph-17
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