The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003

• point of destination,

• time, date and route of journey,

• particulars of any load (including description and profile of load);

• (d) details of the vehicle or vehicle-combination used, stating—

• registration number of any motor vehicle,

• type of vehicle or vehicles,

• overall length of the vehicle or vehicle-combination (including length of any front and rear projection),

• overall length of each single rigid unit included in a Part 2 vehicle-combination (including length of any front and rear projection),

• overall width (including width of any lateral projection),

• maximum height,

• gross weight or gross train weight,

• number of wheels per axle,

• all axle weights,

• all axle spacings.

• (2) The chief officer of police for any area may accept fewer details in any case.

Use of vehicle in accordance with notice

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Except as stated in paragraph 6 or 7, the vehicle or vehicle-combination must be used in accordance with the details given under paragraph 4.

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Paragraph 5 does not apply to the extent required to comply with—

• (a) any directions, in relation to the time, date or route of the journey, that are given to the user of the vehicle or vehicle-combination by the chief officer of police; and

• (b) any directions to halt the vehicle in a place on, or adjacent to, the road on which the vehicle is travelling which are given to the driver by a police constable either—

• (i) in the interests of road safety; or

• (ii) in order to avoid undue traffic congestion.

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• (1) This paragraph applies in relation to the use on roads of a Part 2 vehicle-combination that includes an abnormal indivisible load vehicle that is a trailer.

• (2) Where it is found impracticable to use any vehicle specified in a notice given under this Part, a vehicle of a similar type may be substituted if notice of the substitution is given to every person to whom the earlier notice was given.

SCHEDULE 6 — ATTENDANTS

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• (1) A person (“an attendant”) must be employed—

• (a) to accompany the vehicle or vehicle-combination;

• (b) to attend to the vehicle or to all vehicles comprised in the combination;

• (c) to attend to any load or loads carried on such vehicle or vehicles; and

• (d) to give warning to the driver of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, and to any other person, of any danger likely to be caused to such other person by reason of the presence on the road of the vehicle or vehicle-combination.

• (2) References to the driver of a vehicle-combination are references to the driver of the foremost motor vehicle in the combination.

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• (1) A person may be employed as an attendant only if he has appropriate training or experience to enable him to perform the tasks mentioned in paragraph 1.

• (2) The person appointing the attendant must take appropriate steps to inform the attendant of any personal risks and dangers arising from performing the tasks mentioned in paragraph 1 (for example, risks arising from the attendant moving on foot between vehicles or from his using any remote controlled steering device to assist the driver).

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• (1) In a case where a journey is made by a vehicle (“vehicle A”) and an attendant employed to accompany A travels in another vehicle (“vehicle B”), the attendant is to be treated as employed in accordance with this Schedule only if—

• (a) arrangements are made with a view to ensuring that, as far as is reasonably practicable, the attendant can see vehicle A at all times during the journey; and

• (b) a direct radio voice link is in operation at all times between vehicle A and vehicle B.

• (2) In all other cases, the attendant is to be treated as employed in accordance with this Schedule only if effective arrangements are made to ensure that the attendant is in a position to observe the vehicles and any load and give any necessary warning.

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• (1) A person employed by virtue of paragraph 1 must be additional to the person or persons employed to drive the vehicle.

• (2) Where three or more vehicles are travelling together in convoy, only the rearmost and foremost vehicles in the convoy must be accompanied by an attendant.

• (3) Any person or persons employed in driving a motor vehicle for the purpose of assisting the propulsion of another vehicle is not to be treated as an attendant in relation to that other vehicle.

SCHEDULE 7 — NOTICES TO SECRETARY OF STATE

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• (1) An application for the consent of the Secretary of State must be made in writing.

• (2) The application³³ must contain—

• (a) contact details for the applicant (and, if different, the haulier) stating—

• address,

• telephone number,

• fax number,

• email address (if any);

• (b) details of the intended use of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, stating—

• point of departure,

• point of destination,

• approximate distance of road movement,

• approximate date of movement;

• (c) details of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, stating—

• type of vehicle or vehicles,

• overall length (including length of any front and rear projection),

• overall length of each single rigid unit included in a vehicle-combination (including length of any front and rear projection),

• overall width (including width of any lateral projection),

• maximum height,

• gross weight or gross train weight of vehicle;

• (d) where a vehicle or vehicle-combination is to carry an abnormal indivisible load or a load of exceptional width, information relating to the load, stating—

• nature and description,

• dimensions and weight,

• number of separate pieces (and number of loads this represents),

• approximate value,

• implications of dividing the load,

• approximate cost of any alternative to road movement that has been considered,

• approximate cost of road movement,

• any proposed movements of load additional to that for which the application for consent is made;

• (e) any other relevant matter.

• (3) In sub-paragraph (2)—

• (a) “single rigid unit”, in relation to a Part 2 vehicle-combination, has the meaning given in article 12(4); and

• (b) a vehicle is to be treated as carrying a load of exceptional width only where it falls within the recognised category of special vehicles mentioned in article 28(1) and the overall width of the vehicle, together with the width of any lateral projection or projections of the load, exceeds 5 metres.

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• (1) If, following an application under paragraph 1, the Secretary of State gives consent in respect of any road movement of a vehicle or vehicle-combination, any written document from the Secretary of State which evidences the consent must be carried in the vehicle (or in one of the vehicles included in the vehicle-combination) at all times when the vehicle or vehicle-combination is being used for the purpose of the journey to which the consent relates.

• (2) The vehicle or vehicle-combination must be used in accordance with the details in the written document.

• (3) But if—

• (a) a direction as to the time, date or route of the journey is given to the applicant (or, if different, the haulier) by a chief officer of police for any area in which the vehicle is to be used; and

• (b) the Secretary of State gives his approval to the direction;

• the vehicle must be used in accordance with the direction.

SCHEDULE 8 — MARKING OF PROJECTIONS

PART 1 — DEFINED TERMS

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In this Schedule—

• “end marker” means a marker fitted to the end of any forward or rearward projection of a load which either—has the dimensions and surface appearance specified in the first diagram in Part 5 of this Schedule; oris a marker which, for the purpose of securing that any forward or rearward projection of a load or loads carried on a vehicle is made clearly visible to other persons using the roads, is designed to be fitted to the end of the projection and is approved for that purpose by the appropriate authority in—another EEA State; orany other country which is a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe;

• “relevant vehicle” means—a Part 2 vehicle;a Part 2 vehicle-combination; ora special type agricultural vehicle; and

• “side marker” means a marker fitted to the side of any forward, rearward or lateral projection of a load which either—has the dimensions and surface appearance specified in the second diagram in Part 5 of this Schedule; oris a marker which, for the purpose of securing that any forward, rearward or lateral projection of a load or loads carried on a vehicle is made clearly visible to other persons using the roads, is designed to be fitted to the side of the projection and is approved for that purpose by a recognised authority in—another EEA State; orany other country which is a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

PART 2 — FORWARD AND REARWARD PROJECTIONS

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Paragraphs 3 to 6 apply cumulatively.

General visibility of forward or rearward projections

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Where the length of a forward or rearward projection of a load carried on a relevant vehicle exceeds 1 metre—

• (a) the projection must be made clearly visible, within a reasonable distance, to a person using the road at the end of the vehicle from which the projection extends; and

• (b) it must be made clearly visible from the side of the vehicle.

Markers for the end of a forward or rearward projection

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• (1) Where the length of a forward or rearward projection of a load carried on a relevant vehicle exceeds 2 metres, an end marker must be fitted to the end of the projection.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if a rear marking has been fitted to the projection in accordance with regulation 21 of the Lighting Regulations.

• (3) An end marker under sub-paragraph (1) must be fitted so that—

• (a) it is as near as is practicable in a transverse plane;

• (b) it is not more than 0.5 metre from the extreme end of the projection;

• (c) the vertical distance between the lowest part of the end marker and the surface of the road is not more than 2.5 metres;

• (d) the end marker, and any means by which it is fitted to the projection, impedes the view of the driver of the vehicle as little as possible; and

• (e) the end marker is clearly visible, within a reasonable distance, to a person using the road at the end of the vehicle from which the projection extends.

Markers for the side of a forward or rearward projection

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• (1) Where the length of a forward or rearward projection of a load carried on a relevant vehicle exceeds 3 metres, one side marker must be fitted to the right hand side of the projection and one side marker must be fitted to its left hand side.

• (2) The side markers under sub-paragraph (1) must be fitted so that—

• (a) each side marker is, as near as is practicable, in a longitudinal plane;

• (b) no part of a side marker extends beyond the end of the projection;

• (c) the vertical distance between the lowest part of each side marker and the surface of the road is not more than 2.5 metres;

• (d) the horizontal distance between each side marker and the end-marker (or, as the case may be, the rear marking fitted to the projection in accordance with the Lighting Regulations) does not exceed 1 metre; and

• (e) each side marker is clearly visible, within a reasonable distance, to a person using the road on that side of the projection.

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• (1) This paragraph applies where any relevant vehicle is carrying a load and—

• (a) the length of any forward projection of the load exceeds 4.5 metres; or

• (b) the length of any rearward projection of the load exceeds 5 metres.

• (2) Additional side markers must be fitted to the right hand side and the left hand side of a forward or rearward projection so that the horizontal distance between the extreme projecting points of the relevant vehicle and the nearest points of any adjacent side markers does not exceed—

• (a) 2.5 metres in the case of a forward projection;

• (b) 3.5 metres in the case of a rearward projection.

• (3) The additional side markers also must be fitted to the projection so that—

• (a) each additional side marker is, as near as is practicable, in a longitudinal plane;

• (b) the vertical distance between the lowest part of each additional side marker and the surface of the road is not more than 2.5 metres; and

• (c) each additional side marker is clearly visible, within a reasonable distance, to a person using the road on that side of the projection.

• (4) In determining the extreme projecting points of a relevant vehicle for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), any part of a crane or other special appliance or apparatus, which is treated as a forward projection or a rearward projection by virtue of article 6(3), is to be disregarded.

PART 3 — LATERAL PROJECTIONS

Markers for a lateral projection

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• (1) This paragraph applies where—

• (a) any relevant vehicle is carrying a load; and

• (b) the load has a lateral projection or projections on either side exceeding 305 millimetres in length.

• (2) Side markers must be fitted to the lateral projection so that, in respect of each side of the vehicle from which the projection extends, one marker is visible from the front of the vehicle and one marker is visible from the rear of the vehicle.

• (3) Each side marker must be fitted so that at least part of it is within 50 millimetres of a longitudinal plane passing through the point on that side of the projection which is furthest from the axis of the vehicle.

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• (1) If the user of the vehicle shows that it is not reasonably practicable to fit side markers in accordance with paragraph 7, the load must be marked with tape so that the point at which the width of the load is at its greatest is clearly visible from the front, rear and side of the vehicle.

• (2) The tape must be—

• (a) red, yellow or white (or any combination); and

• (b) made of day-glow, fluorescent or retro-reflective material which is of a standard approved by—

• (i) the British Standards Institution; or

• (ii) an equivalent body in another EEA State or in any other country which is a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

• (3) Nothing in this paragraph affects any requirement imposed by the Lighting Regulations, including, in particular, the requirements of regulation 11(1) (which states that no retro-reflective material is to be fitted to a vehicle which is capable of showing red light to the front of the vehicle) and regulation 11(2) (which states that no retro-reflective material is to be fitted to a vehicle which is capable of showing any light other than red to the rear).

PART 4 — GENERAL VISIBILITY OF MARKERS

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Any end marker or side marker which is required by any provision of this Schedule to be fitted to a projection of a load must be kept clean and unobscured.

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Between sunset and sunrise, and at all times when visibility is seriously reduced, any end marker or side marker must be kept illuminated by a lamp which—

• (a) makes the marker readily visible from a reasonable distance; and

• (b) is shielded so that its light (except as reflected from the marker) is not visible to other persons using the road.

PART 5 — APPEARANCE OF MARKERS

Diagram of end marker surface

SCHEDULE 9 — ROAD AND BRIDGE AUTHORITIES

PART 1 — NOTICES

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• (1) In this Schedule “the authority” means—

• (a) in relation to a road, the highway authority for that road;

• (b) in relation to a bridge vested in a transport authority, that authority;

• (c) in relation to any other bridge, the authority, body or person in whom the bridge is vested.

• (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

• “transport authority” means the authority, body or person having the control or management of a transport undertaking; and

• “transport undertaking” means a railway, tramway, dock, harbour, pier, canal or inland navigation undertaking which carries on its activities, or some of its activities, under statutory authority.

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• (1) A notice must be given to—

• (a) the authority for each road on which the vehicle or vehicle-combination is to be used; and

• (b) the authority for each bridge on which the vehicle or vehicle-combination is to be used.

• (2) In the case of any vehicle or vehicle-combination which has a gross weight exceeding 80,000 kilograms, the notice must be given so that it is received by each authority before the beginning of the period of five days which ends immediately before the date of use.

• (3) In any other case, the notice must be given so that it is received by each authority before the beginning of the period of two days which ends immediately before the date of use.

• (4) An authority may accept a shorter period of notice in any case.

• (5) “Date of use”, in relation to any vehicle or vehicle-combination to which a notice relates, means the date on which the use on roads of the vehicle or vehicle-combination is to begin.

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The notice must be in a form acceptable to the authority to which it is to be given and should be agreed by both parties.

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• (1) The notice³⁴ must contain—

• (a) a list of all the authorities to which notice is given;

• (b) details of the user of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, stating—

• address,

• telephone number,

• fax number,

• email address (if any),

• user’s licence number,

• user’s reference number;

• (c) details of the intended use of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, stating—

• point of departure,

• point of destination,

• time, date and route of journey,

• particulars of any load (including description and profile of load);

• (d) details of the vehicle or vehicle-combination used, stating—

• registration number of any motor vehicle,

• type of vehicle or vehicles,

• overall length of the vehicle or vehicle-combination (including length of any front and rear projection),

• overall length of each single rigid unit included in a Part 2 vehicle-combination (including length of any front and rear projection),

• overall width (including width of any lateral projection),

• maximum height,

• gross weight or gross train weight,

• number of wheels per axle,

• all axle weights,

• all axle spacings.

• (2) The authority may accept fewer details in any case.

• (3) In sub-paragraph (2)(d), “single rigid unit” in relation to a Part 2 vehicle-combination has the meaning given by article 12(4).

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• (1) This paragraph applies in relation to the use on roads of a Part 2 vehicle-combination that includes an abnormal indivisible load vehicle that is a trailer.

• (2) Where it is found impracticable to use any vehicle specified in a notice given under this Part, a vehicle of a similar type may be substituted if notice of the substitution is given to every authority to which the earlier notice was given.

PART 2 — INDEMNITIES

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• (1) An indemnity under this Part of this Schedule may be given in relation to—

• (a) a particular journey; or

• (b) in relation to any journey made during a period of one year or less, starting with the date on which the indemnity is given.

• (2) Paragraph 6(1)(b) applies only if the authority to which the indemnity is to be given agrees to it in writing.

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An indemnity is given in accordance with this Part of this Schedule if it is given in the following form.

THE INDEMNITY

SCHEDULE 10 — LOCAL EXCAVATION VEHICLES

PART 1 — MEANING OF LOCAL EXCAVATION VEHICLE

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• (1) In this Schedule “local excavation vehicle” means any moveable plant or equipment which is a heavy motor car, trailer or articulated vehicle and which satisfies the four conditions specified in sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).

• (2) The first condition is that the vehicle is intended for use on a work site on private premises.

• (3) The second condition is that the vehicle is specially designed and constructed for the primary purpose of moving excavated material.

• (4) The third condition is that the vehicle is fitted with a tipping body, moving platform or other similar device for discharging its load.

• (5) The fourth condition is that the vehicle does not fall within the definition of engineering plant set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3.

PART 2 — CONSTRUCTION

Wheels

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Every wheel of a local excavation vehicle must be fitted with a pneumatic tyre.

PART 3 — CONDITIONS RELATING TO USE

General restrictions

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• (1) A local excavation vehicle may only be used on roads—

• (a) to proceed between different parts of the same private premises; or

• (b) to proceed between the private premises and a port.

• (2) But nothing in this Order is to be taken to authorise use on roads of the local excavation vehicle beyond a radius of three miles drawn around the outermost perimeter of the port or of any work site on the private premises on which the vehicle is used.

Restrictions on carriage of loads etc

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• (1) A local excavation vehicle must not carry any load or transport goods or burden.

• (2) But a local excavation vehicle may carry its own necessary gear and equipment.

Restrictions on towing of trailers

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• (1) A local excavation vehicle that is a heavy motor car must not tow any trailer.

• (2) But sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a heavy motor car forming part of an articulated vehicle.

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• (1) This paragraph applies to a motor vehicle towing a trailer where—

• (a) the motor vehicle or trailer is a local excavation vehicle; or

• (b) the motor vehicle and trailer together comprise an articulated vehicle that is a local excavation vehicle.

• (2) A motor vehicle to which this paragraph applies must not tow any other trailer.

Maximum width

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The overall width of a local excavation vehicle must not exceed 6.1 metres.

Maximum length

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The overall length of a local excavation vehicle must not exceed—

• (a) in the case of a heavy motor car, the maximum permitted by regulation 7 of the Construction and Use Regulations;

• (b) in the case of a local excavation vehicle that is a trailer, 8.54 metres;

• (c) in the case of a local excavation vehicle that is an articulated vehicle, 13.4 metres.

Restrictions relating to weight: gross weight

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• (1) The gross weight of a local excavation vehicle—

• (a) must not exceed 50,800 kilograms for a vehicle that is—

• (i) a heavy motor car not forming part of an articulated vehicle; or

• (ii) an articulated vehicle; and

• (b) in the case of a vehicle that is trailer, must not exceed the maximum authorised weight (within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the Authorised Weight Regulations) for a trailer of the same description.

• (2) Where the trailer is one to which the Authorised Weight Regulations do not apply, the reference to Schedule 1 of those Regulations is to be taken as a reference to the equivalent provisions of regulations 75 to 79 of the Construction and Use Regulations.

Restrictions relating to weight: axle weight

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• (1) The axle weight for a local excavation vehicle—

• (a) must not exceed 22,860 kilograms for a vehicle that is—

• (i) a heavy motor car not forming part of an articulated vehicle; or

• (ii) an articulated vehicle; and

• (b) in the case of a vehicle that is trailer, must not exceed the maximum authorised axle weight (within the meaning of Schedule 3 to the Authorised Weight Regulations) for a trailer of the same description.

• (2) Where the trailer is one to which the Authorised Weight Regulations do not apply, the reference to Schedule 3 of those Regulations is to be taken as a reference to the equivalent provisions of regulations 75 to 79 of the Construction and Use Regulations.

Speed restrictions

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• (1) A local excavation vehicle must not travel at speeds exceeding—

• (a) 40 miles per hour on a motorway;

• (b) 12 miles per hour on any other road.

• (2) But nothing in this Order is to be taken to authorise travel at any speed in excess of any other speed restriction imposed by or under any other enactment.

PART 4 — APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988

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• (1) A local excavation vehicle must comply with—

• (a) the Construction and Use Regulations, apart from (according to the description of the vehicle in question) such provisions of those Regulations as are specified in paragraph 13;

• (b) the Authorised Weight Regulations, if it is not excluded from complying with those Regulations by sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph; and

• (c) the Lighting Regulations.

• (2) A local excavation vehicle is excluded from complying with the Authorised Weight Regulations if it is—

• (a) a heavy motor car not forming part of an articulated vehicle; or

• (b) an articulated vehicle.

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• (1) In the case of a local excavation vehicle that is a heavy motor car not forming part of an articulated vehicle, the provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations specified in Table 13 do not apply.

Non-applicable regulations	Subject
8	Width
16(4), Item 8 of Table	Braking system of certain vehicles
18(1A) to (9)	Maintenance and efficiency of brakes
22	Springs and resilient material
63	Wings
66	Plates for goods vehicles
75 to 80	Maximum permitted weights
Non-applicable regulations	Subject
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8	Width
18(1A) to (9)	Maintenance and efficiency of brakes
22	Springs and resilient material
63	Wings
66	Plates for goods vehicles
Non-applicable regulations	Subject
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7	Length
8	Width
16(4), Item 8 of Table	Braking system of certain vehicles
18(1A) to (9)	Maintenance and efficiency of brakes
22	Springs and resilient material
63	Wings
66	Plates for goods vehicles
75 to 80	Maximum permitted weights

SCHEDULE 11 — VEHICLES FOR TESTS, TRIALS OR NON-UK USE ETC

PART 1 — INTERPRETATION

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In this Schedule “relevant vehicle” means any motor vehicle or trailer which falls within a recognised category of special vehicles specified in article 36(1)(a) to (e).

PART 2 — CONDITIONS RELATING TO USE

General restrictions

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A relevant vehicle may only be used on roads for—

• (a) testing;

• (b) demonstration;

• (c) delivery on sale;

• (d) proceeding to, or returning from, a manufacturer or repairer for construction, repair or overhaul.

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Paragraph 2 does not apply in relation to a relevant vehicle where—

• (a) a person (“A”) has been approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Schedule;

• (b) the vehicle is registered under the Vehicle and Excise Registration Act 1994³⁵ and the registration is in A’s name only; and

• (c) the vehicle is being used either—

• (i) by A for the sole purpose of making an evaluation of it; or

• (ii) by another person (“B”) in the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (2) and for the purpose of assisting A to make such an evaluation.

• (2) The circumstances described in this sub-paragraph are—

• (a) that A has lent the vehicle to B on terms that include a requirement for B to supply A with information or opinions derived from his use of it, and for B to return the vehicle to A on demand; and

• (b) that the vehicle is being used by B in accordance with those terms.

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A relevant vehicle must not be used in such a way as to cause a danger of injury to any person by reason of—

• (a) the condition of the vehicle, its accessories or equipment;

• (b) the purpose for which it is used;

• (c) the number of passengers carried by it;

• (d) the manner in which such passengers are carried;

• (e) the weight, position or distribution of any load carried on the vehicle; or

• (f) the manner in which any such load is secured.

Restriction of carriage of loads etc

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• (1) A relevant vehicle that is used on roads must not carry any load or transport goods or burden.

• (2) But that is subject to paragraphs 6 and 7.

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A relevant vehicle may carry—

• (a) its own necessary gear and equipment; and

• (b) any apparatus or ballast necessary for the purpose of carrying out a test or trial of the vehicle.

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• (1) A relevant vehicle may carry a load if it complies with such of the requirements of the Authorised Weight Regulations as apply to a vehicle of that description.

• (2) Where the vehicle is one to which the Authorised Weight Regulations do not apply, the reference to requirements of those Regulations is to be taken as a reference to the applicable requirements of regulations 75 to 79 of the Construction and Use Regulations.

PART 3 — CONDITIONS RELATING TO USE

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• (1) A relevant vehicle must comply with—

• (a) the provisions of the Construction and Use Regulations specified in Table 16, but subject to the modifications of those provisions which are specified in paragraph 9;

• (b) the Authorised Weight Regulations; and

• (c) the provisions of the Lighting Regulations specified in Table 17, but subject to the modifications of those provisions which are specified in paragraph 10.

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In their application to a relevant vehicle, the Construction and Use Regulations specified in Table 16 are to be read subject to the following modifications—

• (a) regulation 16 applies to all relevant vehicles (and not only those to which regulation 15 of those Regulations does not apply) except that, in the circumstances envisaged in the provisos to paragraphs (1), (1A), (1C) and (1D) of regulation 15, a relevant vehicle may comply instead with the requirements specified in each of those paragraphs respectively;

• (b) regulation 82(8)(c)(ii)(B) of the Construction and Use Regulations does not require any advance notice to be given to police in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to those Regulations.

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• (1) In their application to a relevant vehicle, regulations 18 and 22 of the Lighting Regulations are to be read as if—

• (a) the requirements relating to the markings of lamps, retro-reflectors and rear markings were omitted;

• (b) the requirements relating to angles of visibility were omitted; and

• (c) the requirements relating to the positioning of any lamp, retro-reflector or rear marking permitted any specified maximum measurement to be increased by 5 per cent and any specified minimum measurement to be decreased by 5 per cent.

• (2) In its application to a relevant vehicle, regulation 18 of the Lighting Regulations is also to be read as if the requirements relating to the fitting of a dim-dip device or running lamp in Table 1 of Schedule 1 were omitted.

Applicable Regulations	Subject
10	Indication of overall travelling height
16	Braking systems
18(1)	Maintenance and efficiency of brakes
20	General requirement as to wheels and tracks
26	Mixing of tyres
27	Condition and maintenance of tyres
29	Maintenance of steering gear
30	View to the front
34	Windscreen wipers and washers
37	Audible warning instruments
53	Mascots
54	Silencers—general
61	Emissions
62	Closets
81,82	Restrictions on use of vehicles carrying wide or long loads
83	Number of trailers
84	Trailers drawn by motor cycles
86	Distance between motor vehicles and trailers
89	Leaving trailers at rest
90	Passengers in trailers
92	Attachment of sidecars
97	Avoidance of excessive noise
98	Stopping of engine when stationary
99	Use of audible warning instruments
100	Maintenance and use of vehicles so as not to cause danger
101	Parking in darkness
102	Passengers on motor-cycles
103	Obstruction
104	Driver’s control
105	Opening of doors
106	Reversing
107	Leaving motor vehicle unattended
108	Securing of suspended implements
109	Television sets
110	Mobile Telephones
Applicable Lighting Regulations	Subject
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11	Colour of lights shown by lamps and reflectors
13	Lamps to show steady light
16	Restrictions on fitting blue warning beacons etc
17	Obligatory warning beacons
18	obligatory lamps, reflectors, rear marking and devices
19	Restrictions on the obstruction of certain lamps etc
21	Projecting trailers, overhanging/projecting loads etc
22	Additional side marker lamps

SCHEDULE 12 — VEHICLES PROPELLED BY COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS

Defined terms

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In this Schedule—

• “an accredited testing laboratory” means a testing laboratory which has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service or by an equivalent body in another EEA State under European Standard EN 45001 : 1989 for general criteria for the operation of testing laboratories (British Standard BS 7501 : 1989);

• “articulating connector” means a connector bridging the space between two separate and rigid vehicle structures;

• “bar” means bar gauge;

• “BS 5430 : Part I : 1990” means— Part I of the British Standard for the periodic inspection, testing and maintenance of transportable gas containers (excluding dissolved acetylene gas containers), published by the British Standards Institution under the reference BS 5430 : Part I : 1990; or any equivalent standard published by a recognised testing body in another EEA State; and, in a case falling within paragraph (b), a reference in this Schedule to any particular provision of the British Standard is to be taken as a reference to the equivalent provision of any such EEA equivalent standard;

• “compressed natural gas” means natural gas stored at a pressure above 30 bar;

• “design pressure” means the pressure that a part of a gas propulsion system has been designed to withstand;

• “gas container” means a container for gas falling within paragraph 2(1);

• “g” means gravity;

• “high pressure” means a pressure exceeding 7 bar;

• “large bus” means a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than 16 seated passengers in addition to the driver;

• “low pressure” means a pressure not exceeding 75 millibars;

• “medium pressure” means a pressure not exceeding 7 bar but exceeding 75 millibars; “millibars” means millibars gauge;

• “mm” means millimetres;

• “mm²” means square millimetres;

• “N” means newtons;

• “°C” means degrees Celsius;

• “pipeline” means any pipe or passage connecting any two parts of a gas propulsion system;

• “pressure relief device” means a device to protect a gas container against over-pressure; and

• “regulator” means a device that automatically reduces and controls the pressure of the gas flowing through it.

Gas containers

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• (1) This paragraph applies to any container for gas which is fitted to a motor vehicle or a trailer and which is intended for the storage of natural gas for the purpose of the propulsion of the vehicle or of the towing vehicle, as the case may be.

• (2) Before its first use on a vehicle, every gas container must be pressure tested by an accredited testing laboratory at a pressure of 1.5 times the working pressure of the gas container.

• (3) The pressure test must be carried out in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 4.7 of BS 5430 : Part I : 1990 or, where an equivalent procedure has been specified by the manufacturer, in accordance with that procedure.

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• (1) The owner of any vehicle (or, if it is in the possession of a different person, that person) must ensure that any gas container used on that vehicle is subject to a periodic test by an accredited testing laboratory every three years, or with such greater frequency as the manufacturer specifies.

• (2) The periodic test must include—

• (a) the pressure test specified in paragraph 2, and

• (b) an internal and external visual inspection carried out in accordance with paragraph 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 of BS 5430 : Part I : 1990 or, where an equivalent procedure has been specified by the manufacturer, in accordance with that procedure.

• (3) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) affects the obligation imposed by regulation 100 of the Construction and Use Regulations.

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• (1) A gas container must—

• (a) be suitable to be fitted to the vehicle to which it is fitted and be constructed from suitable materials;

• (b) be capable of containing natural gas operating at a working pressure of 200 bar settled at 15°C with a maximum filling pressure of 260 bar;

• (c) be free from any visible damage or defect and not have been the subject of any alteration or repair subsequent to its manufacture;

• (d) be fitted with a manually operable isolation valve and a pressure relief device (but may in addition be fitted with an electrically operable isolation valve);

• (e) be used for no more than 30 years from the date of manufacture; and

• (f) be marked as follows in characters which, unless otherwise stated, are not less than 6mm high—

• (i) “CNG ONLY” in letters at least 25mm high;

• (ii) the date of manufacture;

• (iii) “DO NOT USE AFTER” in characters at least 25mm high, and specifying the month and year of expiry;

• (iv) the design pressure at a temperature of 15°C;

• (v) the month and year of the original pressure test carried out in accordance with paragraph 2, together with the identity of the testing station;

• (vi) the month and year of any subsequent periodic pressure test carried out in accordance with paragraph 3, together with the identity of the testing station; and

• (vii) the design life of the gas container if less than 30 years.

• (2) Where a gas container contains a mark from a previous pressure test carried out in accordance with paragraph 2 or 3, any additional test mark required by sub-paragraph (1)(f) must be placed adjacent to the previous test mark.

• (3) Any gas container crumple zone must be so mounted that—

• (a) the effectiveness of any vehicle crumple zone is not impaired;

• (b) it is securely attached to the vehicle by suitable mountings that will protect the gas container from displacement or damage due to vibration or other cause;

• (c) the gas container and its mountings do not weaken the vehicle’s structure or affect the vehicle’s stability;

• (d) it is placed in such a position that the risk of impact damage to the gas container and its isolation valve is, as far as is practicable, reduced and it is placed or shielded so that the effects of any impact are, as far as is practicable, reduced;

• (e) it is placed in such a position or so shielded that the risk of damage from flying debris is minimised;

• (f) it is placed in such a position or so insulated or shielded that the effects of any source of heat are minimised;

• (g) it is suitably protected from external corrosion and abrasion; and

• (h) except as stated in sub-paragraph (4), any leaking or vented gas will be directed safely to the atmosphere preventing, as far as is practicable, the possibility of its entering the engine, passenger, driver or living compartments.

• (4) Where a gas container is to be located in the driver, passenger or living compartment or in the vehicle boot, or in any space Which is not so ventilated as to prevent the accumulation of gas, the valves, connections and pipework must be enclosed in order to contain any gas leakage, either by—

• (a) placing the gas container and its fittings within a durable enclosure which is sealed so that it is gas tight to the compartment, vehicle boot or space, as the case may be, and which is provided with permanent direct ventilation to the outside of the vehicle; or

• (b) enclosing the neck and fittings of the gas container within a durable envelope which is gas tight to the compartment, vehicle boot or space, as the case may be, and which is provided with permanent direct ventilation to the outside of the vehicle.

• (5) Any enclosure or envelope required for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) must not contain any source of ignition.

• (6) Any ventilation opening required under sub-paragraph (4) must—

• (a) have a free area of not less than 600mm²; and

• (b) be terminated away from any openings into any vehicle compartment. away from any source of ignition and in a position where it is not liable to blockage.

• (7) Any pressure relief device contained within any enclosure must have a separate, dedicated vent line which may pass within the enclosure vent.

• (8) In relation to every gas container, there must be provided (either on the gas container itself or in documents which are readily available) information concerning—

• (a) any particular installation requirements;

• (b) details of any pressure relief devices fitted or required to be fitted to the gas container;

• (c) recommended inspection intervals (which must not be more than 3 years); and

• (d) any recommended inspection procedure.

Gas container isolation

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• (1) Any gas container must be capable of being isolated from its supply pipework by means of an isolation valve connected directly to each gas container but not between the gas container and its pressure relief device.

• (2) Any isolation valve must be capable of shutting off all the gas flow from the gas container, except through the pressure relief device.

• (3) Any isolation valve must be marked clearly and permanently with the direction of operation.

• (4) Any isolation valve must be so protected as to ensure that its operation is unaffected by the collection of moisture and other foreign matter.

• (5) Any gas container valve assembly must be so placed as, so far as is practicable, to be protected from damage.

• (6) In this paragraph “isolation valve” means a manually operable isolation valve.

Pressure relief devices

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• (1) Every gas container must be provided with a suitable pressure relief device that complies with sub-paragraphs (3) to (7).

• (2) Where a pressure regulator is fitted to a gas container, any pressure relief device attached to it must comply with sub-paragraphs (3) to (7).

• (3) Any pressure relief device must be such that—

• (a) there is an adequate discharge rate to ensure the safety of the system;

• (b) any cooling effect of the gas during discharge will not affect the discharge rate;

• (c) its relieving characteristics will not be impaired on exposure to fire;

• (d) operation of the device will not inhibit the discharge rate from the device;

• (e) its outlet size is not less than the size of inlet or outlet pipework of the gas container;

• (f) it cannot be installed in the reverse flow direction;

• (g) it is so protected as to ensure that its operation is unaffected by the collection of moisture and other foreign matter;

• (h) if the device is adjustable, unauthorised interference with its settings is prevented; and

• (i) it is marked clearly with the set pressure or temperature and with the flow direction.

• (4) Any pressure relief device must be placed so that—

• (a) as far as is practicable, the device and its outlets are protected from damage and blockage in the event of an accident;

• (b) its discharge rate is not inhibited if an associated gas container is located within an enclosure; and

• (c) it is away from any source of heat which could impair the designed operation of the device.

• (5) The discharge from a pressure relief device must terminate outside the vehicle and be directed or deflected away from any opening into the engine, driver, passenger or living compartment, vehicle boot, or any space which is not so ventilated as to prevent the accumulation of gas.

• (6) The discharge from a pressure relief device must not terminate near any source of heat or other potential source of ignition.

• (7) A pressure release device on any gas container or regulator located within the driver, passenger or living compartment, vehicle boot, or in any space which is not so ventilated as to prevent the accumulation of gas must have its discharge vented separately and directly to the outside of the vehicle.

Pipelines

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• (1) Every pipeline must be fixed in such a manner and position that—

• (a) it will not be adversely affected by the heat of the exhaust system of any engine or by any other source of heat;

• (b) it is protected from vibration and strain in excess of that which it can reasonably be expected to withstand;

• (c) it is so placed or shielded as to minimise the risk from flying debris; and

• (d) in the case of a medium or high pressure pipeline it is, so far as is practicable, accessible for inspection.

• (2) Except as stated in sub-paragraph (4), every medium or high pressure pipeline must be—

• (a) a rigid line of seamless steel of high pressure hydraulic grade, suitable for service on road vehicles and designed for the full range of operating temperatures, pressures and loading which may occur; and

• (b) effectively protected against, or shielded from, or treated so as to be resistant to, external corrosion throughout its length unless it is made from material which is corrosion resistant under the conditions which it is likely to encounter in service.

• (3) No unsupported length of any medium or high pressure pipeline may exceed 600mm.

• (4) Flexible hose may be used in a medium or high pressure pipeline if—

• (a) it is reinforced either by stainless steel wire braid or by textile braid; and

• (b) except in the case of a pipeline attached to a gas container for the purpose of filling that gas container, the flexibility which it provides is necessary for the construction or operation of the gas propulsion system of which it forms a part.

Unions and joints

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• (1) Every union and joint on a pipeline or gas container must be constructed and fitted so that it will—

• (a) not be liable to work loose or leak when in use; and

• (b) be readily accessible for inspection and maintenance.

• (2) Every union on a medium or high pressure pipeline or on a gas container must be made of suitable metal; but such a union may contain non-metal washers and seals provided that such washers and seals are supported and constrained by metal components.

Filling connectors

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• (1) Any filling connector for the refuelling of the vehicle must be of a type which is used exclusively for natural gas filling and which is compatible with the filling nozzle without the use of an adapter fitting.

• (2) Gas must be prevented from flowing back from the gas container to the filling connector.

• (3) Any filling connector must be covered with a dust cap, which is secured permanently to the vehicle.

• (4) Where a filling connector is placed on the outside of the vehicle, it must be protected against unauthorised interference.

• (5) The filling connector must be located outside the driver or passenger compartment in a suitably protected, well-ventilated and readily accessible position, away from any openings in the driver, passenger or living compartment.

Valves, safety devices and control equipment

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• (1) Every gas propulsion system must be so designed and constructed that—

• (a) the supply of gas to the engine is stopped by an automatic valve when—

• (i) the engine is not running at all;

• (ii) the engine is not running on the supply of gas; or

• (iii) the engine ignition is off;

• (b) where the valve mentioned in paragraph (a) is not integral with the regulator, it must be positioned upstream of the regulator so as to be able to isolate the gas container and filling point; and

• (c) in the event of a rapid deceleration of the vehicle in an accident or similar occurrence, the supply of gas to the engine is automatically stopped at a point as close as is possible to the gas container and may only be restored manually.

• (2) Where the engine or vehicle is constructed or adapted to run on one or more fuels as an alternative to gas or in addition to gas, the safety of the engine or the gas fuel system must not be impaired by the presence of any other fuel system.

• (3) Except as stated in sub-paragraph (4), every gas container must (in addition to the isolation valve required under paragraph 5 and the pressure relief device required under paragraph 6) be fitted with an automatically-operated valve to prevent gas escaping from the gas container in the event of a fracture or failure of the pipeline or of any component in the gas supply system.

• (4) In the case of a group of gas containers interconnected in such a manner that the pipework is protected in the event of an accident, the group of gas containers may be fitted with a single automatically-operated valve or device to prevent gas escaping from the group of gas containers in the event of a fracture or failure of the pipeline or of any component in the gas supply system.

• (5) Any electrically operated valve must be constructed so as to open when electrical power is applied and close when electrical power is removed.

• (6) Where the vehicle is equipped to operate at any one time on one only of two or more alternative fuels, a fuel selection system that complies with sub-paragraph (7) must be installed.

• (7) A fuel selection system complies with this sub-paragraph if—

• (a) it has a control switch that is readily accessible to the driver at all times and is clearly marked for the selection of each fuel;

• (b) it has a change-over system, operated by the control switch mentioned in paragraph (a), which prevents the use at the same time of more than one of the alternative fuels, apart from where fuel remains in the common system during a change-over between alternatives; and

• (c) it does not impair the safety of the engine or the fuel system.

• (8) All the parts of every valve or cock which are in contact with gas must be made of suitable metal; but they may contain non-metal washers and seals if those washers and seals are supported and constrained by metal components.

Regulators

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• (1) Any regulator fitted must be designed so that—

• (a) it has a pre-set pressure and flow rating suitable for the part of the system to which it is attached;

• (b) it incorporates a means of protecting the system downstream of the regulator from the upstream pressure in the event of failure of or leakage from the regulator;

• (c) it is marked clearly and permanently with the fuel type, pressure and flow direction; and

• (d) if the engine cooling system is utilised within the regulator, passage of gas into the engine cooling system is prevented.

• (2) Any pressure relief device on a regulator must comply with the requirements of paragraph 6(3) to (7).

• (3) Any regulator must be so installed that—

• (a) it is in an accessible position for inspection and maintenance;

• (b) it is in a position where it is protected from heat sources;

• (c) it is in a position where, as far as is practicable, any ventilation holes are prevented from being blocked; and

• (d) it is securely attached to a secure mounting.

• (4) Where a regulator is to be located in the driver, passenger or living compartment, or in the vehicle boot or in any other space which is not so ventilated as to prevent the accumulation of gas, it must be enclosed in order to contain any gas leakage, either by—

• (a) placing the gas container and its fittings within a durable enclosure which is—

• (i) sealed so that it is gas tight to the compartment, vehicle boot or space, as the case may be; and

• (ii) provided with permanent direct ventilation to the outside of the vehicle; or

• (b) enclosing the neck and fittings of the gas container within a durable envelope which is—

• (i) gas tight to the compartment, vehicle boot or space, as the case may be; and

• (ii) provided with direct permanent ventilation to the outside of the vehicle.

• (5) A regulator may not be attached directly to the engine or to any part ancillary to the engine.

Special requirements for buses

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In the case of a large bus there must be fitted as near as practicable to the gas container a valve that stops the flow of gas into the gas supply pipeline in the event of—

• (a) the angle of tilt of the vehicle exceeding that mentioned in regulation 6 of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981³⁶; or

• (b) the deceleration of the vehicle exceeding 5g.

Connections for articulated vehicles

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• (1) Where a trailer is used for the carriage of any part of the gas supply system—

• (a) an articulating connector complying with sub-paragraphs (2) to (8) must be fitted between the part of the system on the vehicle and the part of the system on the trailer, and

• (b) the articulating connector must not be subjected to more than medium pressure.

• (2) Any articulating connector must—

• (a) be of a type suitable for natural gas systems;

• (b) be designed to accept a compatible nozzle without the use of adapter fittings; and

• (c) not be interchangeable with connections for other services.

• (3) The gas supply pipework at the terminal on each section of the articulated unit must be capable of withstanding a force of at least 200N in any direction before deformation or failure occurs.

• (4) Any articulating connector must be designed so that separation can be achieved in a fail-safe manner, minimising the volume of gas released during the separation process and while the joint remains disconnected.

• (5) Disconnection devices must be designed to prevent unauthorised interference.

• (6) Dust caps must be fitted to exposed connections to keep out dirt and such dust caps must be attached to the system.

• (7) The articulating connector must be properly supported and protected at all times.

• (8) The articulating connector must incorporate a breakaway coupling which is designed to separate when a breakaway force of 200N (or greater) is applied in any direction and which has an automatic isolation system to minimise the release of gas in the event of the separation of the breakaway coupling.

Marking and labelling of the vehicle

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• (1) Every vehicle which is equipped to be fuelled by natural gas must be fitted with a metal identification plate, located in a readily visible and accessible position, which is marked clearly and permanently to identify—

• (a) that the vehicle has been constructed or adapted to run on natural gas; and

• (b) the maximum system filling pressure.

This information is in addition to the information required by paragraph 4(1)(f) with respect to the gas container.

• (2) The filling point for natural gas must be identified adjacent to the point by the words “NATURAL GAS” or other suitable wording.

General requirements

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Every part of the gas system must—

• (a) so far as is practicable, be so located and protected as not to be exposed to accidental damage;

• (b) be soundly and properly constructed of materials which are compatible with one another and with the gas used or likely to be used and which are capable of withstanding the loads or stresses likely to be met in operation; and

• (c) be so designed and constructed that the number of joints is kept to a minimum, and that leakage of gas is unlikely to occur.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Davied Jamieson — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department for Transport — 4th August 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision authorising certain types of vehicles to be used on roads notwithstanding that they do not fully comply with the requirements that generally apply to vehicles permitted on roads. The Order specifies the requirements that must be met by vehicles seeking to rely on such authorisation.

Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (“the Act”) gives the Secretary of State the power to make regulations generally as to use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads. This extends to the construction of vehicles and their equipment and to the conditions under which they may be used. Sections 41A, 41B and 42 create offences for contravention of any requirements imposed by such regulations. However, section 44 of the Act allows the Secretary of State to authorise road-use by vehicles that do not comply with regulations under section 41. He may make orders that apply generally to special types of vehicles or that apply more specifically to particular vehicles or vehicles of particular persons. In relation to both types of order, restrictions or conditions may be specified by or under the order and the order may (subject to restrictions or conditions) require the observance of regulations made under section 41 of the Act with modifications or exceptions.

This Order is a general order that authorises road-use by certain special types of vehicles notwithstanding that they do not fully comply with regulations made under section 41 of the Act. It imposes the restrictions and conditions with which such vehicles must comply, including the extent to which regulations made under section 41 must be observed.

Part 1 of the Order is general and specifies that certain types of vehicle (referred to in the Order as “recognised categories of special vehicles”) are authorised to be used on roads if they comply with all the requirements in the Order that apply to that type of vehicle. These requirements are referred to in the Order as “authorisation requirements”. Part 1 also contains definitions of certain terms used in the Order, grouping together terms relating to the measurement of vehicles and of projections of loads carried on them.

Part 2 of, and Schedules 1 to 4 to, the Order are concerned with authorising the use on roads of four different types of vehicle, namely, vehicles for moving abnormal indivisible loads, mobile cranes, engineering plant and road recovery vehicles. These four vehicle-types are, depending on how they are configured, referred to collectively as Part 2 vehicles and Part 2 vehicle-combinations (see article 10(2) and (3)). Article 10 specifies these vehicles as recognised categories of special vehicles and article 11, together with Schedules 1 to 4, set out the requirements they have to meet in order to be authorised.

In the circumstances set out in articles 12 to 17, all Part 2 vehicles and Part 2 vehicle-combinations must comply with requirements that a range of different notifications must be given. A limited exception to this is set out in article 11(3) for mobile cranes and road recovery vehicles acting in the course of a civil emergency. Where the vehicle, or the projections of any load carried on it, exceed certain specified lengths, widths or weights, notifications must be given to the police in accordance with Schedule 5, to the Secretary of State in accordance with Schedule 7 and to the authorities responsible for the maintenance of roads and bridges on which the vehicle is to be used in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 9. Certain indemnities must also be given to such road and bridge authorities in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 9. In addition, Part 2 of the Order requires the presence of attendants accompanying the vehicle in accordance with Schedule 6 to the Order and the marking of projections of loads in accordance with Schedule 8 to the Order and imposes requirements as to the use on bridges of Part 2 vehicles or Part 2 vehicle-combinations.

Schedule 1 to the Order contains detailed requirements relating to the construction and use of vehicles and vehicle-combinations which are used in the carriage of abnormal indivisible loads. These vehicles and vehicle-combinations are referred to in the Schedule as “AILVs” and “AILV-combinations”. Part 1 of the Schedule contains some key definitions, in particular of the terminology used in the Order to describe these vehicles and vehicle-combinations and their allocation to Categories 1, 2 and 3. The significance of these Categories, which depend on weight of the vehicle or vehicle-combination, is that there are certain differences in the authorisation requirements that apply to vehicles or vehicle-combinations in each Category. Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Order contains detailed technical requirements as to construction, Part 3 requires the fitting of plates and signs containing certain information and Part 4 sets out the restrictions that must be observed when the vehicle is in use (for example, its maximum length, width, weight and speed). Part 5 of Schedule 1 indicates the extent to which the regulations made under section 41 of the Act must be observed. Certain provisions of these regulations are either disapplied or modified in their application to AILVs or AILV-combinations.

Schedule 2 contains a similar range of detailed, but different, requirements tailored to mobile cranes whilst Schedules 3 and 4 do the same for engineering plant and road recovery vehicles, respectively.

Part 3 of the Order makes provision for the use on roads of a range of agricultural vehicles that do not comply in all respects with regulations made under section 41 of the Act. The three types of vehicles that are identified in the Order as recognised categories of special vehicles are set out in article 19. These vehicle-types are referred to collectively as “special type agricultural vehicles” (see article 19(2)). The authorisation requirements applicable to these vehicles are contained in article 20. In addition to requiring compliance with articles 21 to 27 of the Order, article 20 also sets out the extent to which regulations made under section 41 of the Act must be observed. Articles 21, 22 and 27 set out a number of requirements as to the construction and use of special type agricultural vehicles and articles 23 to 26 detail the circumstances in which notifications must be given to various authorities, attendants must be used and projections marked. Schedules 5 to 9 apply for these purposes.

Part 4 of the Order groups together a number of provisions authorising five different types of vehicle in respect of which notifications must be given to various authorities in accordance with Schedules 5, 7 and 9. This Part also contains requirements for the use of attendants in accordance with Schedule 6, but in relation to vehicles carrying loads of exceptional width and to local excavation vehicles only. The five types of vehicle which are specified in Part 4 as recognised categories of special vehicles are vehicles carrying loads of exceptional width (articles 28 to 31), local excavation vehicles (articles 32 to 35 and Schedule 10), vehicles for test, trials and non-UK use etc (articles 35 to 40 and Schedule 11), track-laying vehicles (articles 41 to 44) and straddle carriers (articles 45 to 48). A number of detailed authorisation requirements are specified in respect of each recognised category, including in each case the extent to which regulations made under section 41 of the Act must be observed.

Part 5 lists a number of miscellaneous types of vehicles which are authorised to be used on roads if they meet all the authorisation requirements applicable to them. Each of articles 49 to 56 deals with a different recognised category of special vehicles and specifies the authorisation requirements with which they must comply (including the extent to which regulations made under section 41 of the Act must be observed).

Copies of British Standards and European Standards can be obtained from the British Standards Institution, 389 Chiswick High Street, London W4 4AL (telephone number 020 8996 9001) and also from The Stationery Office.

This Order has been notified to the European Commission and the other Member States in accordance with Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L204, 21.7.98 p.37), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L217, 5.8.98, p. 18).

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and copies can be obtained from the Department for Transport, Zone 2/01, Great minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR. A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.

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