Explanatory note

The Vehicles (Conditions of Use on Footpaths) Regulations 1963 prescribe the conditions under which may be exercised the rights conferred on local authorities to use vehicles on footpaths or bridleways for cleansing or maintenance purposes. Regulation 4 required vehicles as respects which certain weights were exceeded not to be so used, but this requirement could be relaxed in particular cases by the Minister of Power under Regulation 7.

These Regulations amend the Regulations of 1963 by:—

1. 1.

   permitting a vehicle of any weight to be used by a local authority on any footpath or bridleway for the above purposes, but provide that vehicles of more than certain weights may not be so used if a gas pipe maintainable by an Area Gas Board lies beneath the footpath or bridleway unless the Board is first consulted and the local authority are satisfied that the use of such a vehicle is not likely to cause damage to the pipe (Reg. 2(1));

2. 2.

   no longer providing for a local authority to obtain a direction from the Minister of Power allowing them to use vehicles in excess of specified weights (Reg. 2(2)).