Regulation 4 Amendments to regulation 16 (braking systems of vehicles to which regulation 15 does not apply)

(1)

Regulation 16 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (3), for sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(b)

a trailer which is designed for use and used for street cleansing and does not carry any load other than its necessary gear and equipment;

(ba)

a trailer which has a maximum total design axle weight that does not exceed 750 kg;

(bb)

a trailer which—

(i)

is an agricultural trailer manufactured before 1st July 1947;

(ii)

is being drawn by a motor tractor or an agricultural motor vehicle at a speed not exceeding 10 mph;

(iii)

has a laden weight not exceeding 4070 kg; and

(iv)

is the only trailer being drawn;

(bc)

a trailer which is being drawn by a motor cycle in accordance with regulation 84;”.

(3)

In paragraphs (5) and (5A), after “78.01”^f1 there shall be inserted “or Community Directive 93/14”^f2.

(4)

In the Table in paragraph 5A, for the heading in column 3 there shall be substituted “Vehicle Category in ECE Regulations or Community Directive 93/14 (as the case may be)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: I.e. ECE Regulation 78.01. “ECE Regulation” is defined in regulation 3(2) of, and Table II of Schedule 2 to, the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986.
f2: “Community Directive” is defined in regulation 3(2) of, and Table I of Schedule 2 to, the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Table I of Schedule 2 is amended by regulation 10 of these Regulations.