Regulation 3 Amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation)

In regulation 2, paragraph (1) shall be amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical order the following definitions—

• “axle-lift device” means a device permanently fitted to the vehicle for the purpose of reducing or increasing the load on the axles, according to the loading conditions of the vehicle either—

  1. (a)

     by means of raising the wheels clear off the ground or by lowering them to the ground, or

  2. (b)

     without raising the wheels off the ground,

  in order to reduce the wear on the tyres when the vehicle is not fully laden and, or alternatively, to make it easier for the vehicle to move off on slippery ground by increasing the load on the driving axle;

• “low pollution engine” means an engine which—

  1. (a)

     is fuelled solely by gas; or

  2. (b)

     is fuelled predominantly by gas and has a minimum gas tank capacity of 400 litres; or

  3. (c)

     being a diesel engine, complies with at least the requirements for the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants specified in paragraphs 6.2.1 of Annex I to Directive 88/77/EEC as amended by Directive 91/542/EEC^f1, the maximum masses of which as shown on line B in the table to that paragraph are—

     Mass of carbon monoxide (CO) g/kWh	Mass of hydrocarbons (HC) g/kWh	Mass of nitrogen oxides (Nox) g/kWh	Mass of particulates (PT) g/kWh
     4.0	1.1	7.0	0.15

• “loadable axle” means an axle the load on which can be varied without the axle being raised by the use of an axle-lift device; and

• “retractable axle” means an axle which is raised or lowered by an axle-lift device, either by raising the wheels of the vehicle clear off the ground or by lowering them to the ground.

The expressions listed below shall be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—