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The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/1201 · Made 1 May 1995

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ROAD TRAFFIC

Made 1st May 1995

Laid before Parliament 9th May 1995

Coming into force 1st June 1995

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(1), (2) and (5) of the Road Traffic Act 1988f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after consultation with representative organisations in accordance with section 195(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 52. Section 41 was amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 4, paragraph 50 and Schedule 8.

Contents

  1. 1Commencement and citation
  2. 2Preliminary
  3. 3Amendments relating to height
  4. 4Amendments relating to diameter of wheels, power to weight ratio and noise limits
  5. 5Consequential amendments
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Commencement and citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st June 1995.

2Preliminary

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

3Amendments relating to height

In regulation 9, paragraphs (2), (2A) and (3) shall be omitted.

4Amendments relating to diameter of wheels, power to weight ratio and noise limits

Regulations 21, 45 and 58 shall be omitted.

5Consequential amendments

(1)

In regulation 4(4), in items 2, 3 and 4 of the Table, the expression “9(2),” shall be omitted.

(2)

For the heading “Exceptions to regulations 55 to 58” immediately preceding regulation 59 there shall be substituted “Exceptions to regulations 55 to 57B”.

(3)

In regulation 59, for “57A, 57B and 58” there shall be substituted “57A and 57B”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Steven Norris

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Transport

1st May 1995

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.

The 4.2 metre height restriction on the bodywork of goods vehicles with a total laden weight exceeding 35,000 kg is removed.

Regulation 21 which governs wheels not fitted with pneumatic tyres, regulation 45 which governs the power to weight ratio of heavy vehicles and regulation 58 which governs noise limits for vehicles first used before 1st October 1983 are omitted.

Consequential amendments are made to regulations 4 and 59.