The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

These Regulations may be cited as the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.

These Regulations come into force on 9th March 2015.

In regulation 15(2)(a), for “an agricultural trailer or agricultural trailed appliance that is not, in either case, drawn at a speed exceeding 20 mph”, substitute “an agricultural trailer that is not drawn at a speed exceeding 40 km/h”.

In regulation 15(2), after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa)

an agricultural trailed appliance that is not drawn at a speed exceeding 20 mph;”.

In regulation 15(2)(d), after “agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor,”.

In regulation 15(2), after sub-paragraph (d), insert—

“(da)

a category T tractor unless it is first used after 1st June 1986 and is driven at more than 40 km/h;”.

In the table in regulation 16(4), after item 20, in the italicised sub-heading, after “Wheeled agricultural motor vehicles”, insert “(other than category T tractors)”.

In the table in regulation 16(4), after item 27, insert—

“

	Category T tractors not driven at more than 40 km/h
28	First used before 1st January 1968.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 16
29	First used on or after 1st January 1968 but before 9th February 1980.	3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 18
30	First used on or after 9th February 1980.	3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18

”

after “Provided that wheeled agricultural motor vehicles”, insert “, not being category T tractors,”; and

after “other than items 21 to 23”, insert “and provided further that category T tractors not driven at more than 40 km/h are excluded from all items other than items 28 to 30”.

In regulation 18(2)(a), after “an agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor,”.

In regulation 18(2), after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa)

a category T tractor which is not driven at more than 40 km/h;”.

For paragraph (5) of regulation 18, substitute—

“(5)

The brakes of—

(a)

an agricultural motor vehicle, not being a category T tractor, which is first used on or after 1st June 1986 and is not driven at more than 20 mph;

(b)

a category T tractor which is first used on or after 1st June 1986 and is not driven at more than 40 km/h; and

(c)

an agricultural trailer manufactured on or after 1st December 1985,

shall be capable of achieving a braking efficiency of not less than 25% when the weight of the vehicle is equal to the total maximum axle weights which the vehicle is designed to have.”.

In regulation 22(3)(b), after “an agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor,”.

In regulation 22(3), after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(ba)

a category T tractor which is not driven at more than 40 km/h;”.

In table III in regulation 25(7A), in the heading of column 3, after “Speed”, omit “(mph)”.

In table III in regulation 25(7A), in column 2 of item 1, after “Agricultural motor vehicles”, insert “other than category T tractors”.

In table III in regulation 25(7A), in column 3 of each of items 1, 3 and 4, after “20”, insert “mph”.

In table III in regulation 25(7A), in column 3 of item 2, for “20”, substitute “40 km/h”.

In table III in regulation 25(7A), in column 3 of item 5, after “18”, insert “mph”.

In table III in regulation 25(7A), after item 5, insert—

“

6

Category T tractors

40 km/h

”

In paragraph (i) of regulation 27(4)(a), after “an agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor,”.

In paragraph (iii) of regulation 27(4)(a), omit “or”.

In paragraph (iv) of regulation 27(4)(a), for “20mph.”, substitute “20 mph; or”.

After paragraph (iv) of regulation 27(4)(a), add—

“(v)

a category T tractor that is not driven at more than 40 km/h.”

In regulation 32(7)(a), for “(other than agricultural motor vehicles first used on or after 1st June 1986 and driven at more than 20 mph)”, substitute “(save as provided in paragraph (7A))”.

After regulation 32(7), insert—

“(7A)

Paragraph (7)(a) does not apply to—

(a)

category T tractors first used on or after 1st June 1986 and driven at more than 40 km/h; or

(b)

agricultural motor vehicles, not being category T tractors, first used on or after 1st June 1986 and driven at more than 20 mph.”

In regulation 35(2)(c), after “agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor,”.

In regulation 35(2), after sub-paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca)

a category T tractor which is not driven at more than 40 km/h;”.

In regulation 37(1)(b), after “agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor”.

In regulation 37(1), after sub-paragraph (b), add—

“(c)

Sub-paragraph (a) shall not apply to a category T tractor unless it is being driven at more than 40 km/h.”.

In regulation 55(2)(b), after “agricultural motor vehicle”, insert “, not being a category T tractor,”.

In regulation 55(2), after sub-paragraph (b), insert—

“(ba)

a category T tractor which is first used before 1st June 1986 or which is not driven at more than 40 km/h;”.

In table I in regulation 61, in column 3 of item 2—

In table I in regulation 61, in paragraph (b) of column 4 of item 2—

For regulation 63(1)(c), substitute—

“(c)

agricultural motor vehicles, not being category T tractors, driven at more than 20 mph;

(ca)

category T tractors driven at more than 40 km/h; and”.

In regulation 63(4)(d), for “20 mph”, substitute “40 km/h”.

In the table in regulation 76, after item 2, insert—

“

2A

A category T tractor drawing one wheeled agricultural trailer (other than (i) an agricultural trailed appliance conveyor or (ii) a wheeled unbalanced agricultural trailer where the distance between the rearmost axle of the unbalanced trailer and the rearmost axle of the drawing vehicle is 2.9 m or less).

31,000

”

In the table in regulation 76, in column 2 of item 3, after “1, 1A, 1AA, 1B, 1C”, for “or 2” substitute “, 2 or 2A”.