Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (Amendment) Order 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1987/1327 |
| Year | 1987 |
1987 No. 1327
ROAD TRAFFIC
The Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (Amendment) Order 1987
Made 24th July 1987
Coming into force 1st January 1988
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 19721, and now vested in him2, and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (Amendment) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 1st January 1988.
2. The Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order 19793shall be further amended so as to have effect in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.
3. In article 3:
(a) in the definition of “abnormal indivisible load” for sub-paragraph (b)(ii)(A) and (b)(ii)(B) there shall be substituted:
“(A)
“(A) prior to 1st January 1988, 32,520 kilograms, and
(B)
(B) on or after 1st January 1988, 38,000 kilograms,”;
(b) after the definition of “day” there shall be inserted:
““dual carriageway road” has the same meaning as in Schedule 6 to the Road Traffic Regulations Act 19844;”
(c) for “special road” and the definition thereof there shall be substituted:
“ “motorway” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 19825, as regards England and Wales, and regulation 2(2) of the Motorways Traffic (Scotland) Regulations 19646, as regards Scotland;”.
4. In articles 15(d), 18(1)(b), and 19(3), for the words “4.3 metres” there shall be substituted the words “5 metres”.
5. In article 15(h) and 21(2) for the words “special road” there shall be substituted the word “motorway”.
6. In articles 12(e), 15(k), 15(m)(i) and (ii), 16(2)(d), 16(2)(f)(i) and (ii), 24(2)(a), 25(2), 26(2) and 26(4)(b) for the word “owner” there shall be substituted the word “user”.
7. In article 18, after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted:
“1A (a) In this article, “the Construction and Use Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 19867.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (2) below:
(i) “Category 1” shall consist of any vehicle or combination of vehicles where the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is not more than 46,000 kilograms;
“Category 2” shall consist of any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles where the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is not more than 80,000 kilograms;
“Category 3” shall consist of any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles where the total weight of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is not more than 150,000 kilograms;
(ii) a vehicle shall comply with the conditions of an appropriate category, and the category under the conditions of which a vehicle is being used shall be that indicated on the sign mentioned in paragraph (2)(t) below.”.
8. In article 18(2):
(a) in sub-paragraph (c) after the words “heavy motor car” there shall be inserted the words “or a trailer” in both places;
(b) sub-paragraph (e) and the reference thereto in sub-paragraph (f) shall be deleted.
9. In article 18(2), for sub-paragraph (k) there shall be substituted the following:
“(k)
“(k) the following restrictions on weight shall apply:
(i) for any vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying the load in Category 1:
(a) regulations 75, 76, 78 and 79 of the Construction and Use Regulations shall apply, and in respect of an articulated vehicle, regulation 77 shall apply save for a vehicle to which
(b) below is applicable;
(b) for an articulated vehicle with a total of 5 or more axles and with a relevant axle spacing specified in column 2 of the Table below, the total weight shall not exceed the weight specified for that item in column 3 of the Table.
Table
1 |
2 |
3 |
Item |
Relevant axle spacing (in metres) |
Weight (in kilograms) |
1 |
at least 6.5 |
40,000 |
2 |
at least 7.0 |
42,000 |
3 |
at least 7.5 |
44,000 |
4 |
at least 8.0 |
46,000 |
(ii) for any vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying the load in Category 2:
(a) the total weight shall be transmitted to the road through at least 5 axles;
(b) the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one axle shall not exceed 12,500 kilograms, and by any one wheel, 6,250 kilograms;
(c) if the distance between any two adjacent axles is at least 1.1 metres but less than 1.35 metres, the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one of those axles shall not exceed 12,000 kilograms, and by any one wheel, 6,000 kilograms;
(d) the distance between any two adjacent axles shall not be less than 1.1 metres;
(e) where the distance between the foremost and rearmost axles of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is at least as specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below, the total weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the weight given for that item in column 3 of the Table:
Table
1 |
2 |
3 |
Item |
Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (in metres) |
Weight (in kilograms) |
1 |
5.07 |
38,000 |
2 |
5.33 |
40,000 |
3 |
6.0 |
45,000 |
4 |
6.67 |
50,000 |
5 |
7.33 |
55,000 |
6 |
8.0 |
60,000 |
7 |
8.67 |
65,000 |
8 |
9.33 |
70,000 |
9 |
10.0 |
75,000 |
10 |
10.67 |
80,000 |
(f) where the axles are in two or more groups (so that adjacent axles in each group are less than 2 metres apart and adjacent axles of different groups are more than 2 metres apart), then the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one group of axles shall not exceed 50,000 kilograms;
(iii) for any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles carrying the load in Category 3:
(a) the total weight shall be transmitted to the road through at least 6 axles;
(b) the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one axle shall not exceed 16,500 kilograms, and by any one wheel, 8,250 kilograms;
(c) if the distance between any two adjacent axles is at least 1.1 metres but less than 1.35 metres, the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one of those axles shall not exceed 15,000 kilograms, and by any one wheel 7,500 kilograms;
(d) the distance between any two adjacent axles shall not be less than 1.1 metres;
(e) where the distance between the foremost and rearmost axles of the vehicle or vehicles carrying the load is at least as specified in an item in column 2 of the Table below the total weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the weight given for that item in column 3 of the Table:
Table
1 |
2 |
3 |
Item |
Distance between foremost and rearmost axles (in metres) |
Weight (in kilograms) |
1 |
5.77 |
80,000 |
2 |
6.23 |
85,000 |
3 |
6.68 |
90,000 |
4 |
7.14 |
95,000 |
5 |
7.59 |
100,000 |
6 |
8.05 |
105,000 |
7 |
8.50 |
110,000 |
8 |
8.95 |
115,000 |
9 |
9.41 |
120,000 |
10 |
9.86 |
125,000 |
11 |
10.32 |
130,000 |
12 |
10.77 |
135,000 |
13 |
11.23 |
140,000 |
14 |
11.68 |
145,000 |
15 |
12.14 |
150,000 |
(f) where the axles are in two or more groups (so that adjacent axles in each group are less than 1.5 metres apart and adjacent axles of different groups are more than 1.5 metres apart) then the total weight imposed on the road by all the wheels of any one group of axles shall not exceed 100,000 kilograms, or 90,000 kilograms for a group where the distance between any two adjacent axles of that group is less than 1.35 metres;
(iv) for the purpose of this sub-paragraph (k):
“axle” shall mean any number of wheels in line transversely;
“relevant axle spacing” shall have the same meaning as in regulation 77(1)of the Construction and Use Regulations;
(v) regulation 3(7) and (8) of the Construction and Use Regulations shall apply to determine the number of wheels and axles for the purpose of this sub-paragraph and regulation 3(10) to determine the distance between axles.”.
10. In article 18(2)(1) there shall be substituted for proviso (ii)(a) the following:
“(a)
“(a) the vehicle or combination of vehicles is in Category 1 or Category 2;”.
11. In article 18(2)(m) for proviso (iii) there shall be substituted the following:
“(iii)
“(iii) the vehicle or combination of vehicles is in Category 1 or Category 2;”.
12. In article 18(2)(n), for the words “regulation 75(1)” there shall be substituted the words “regulation 16”.
13. In article 18(2)(p):
(a) before the initial words “in a case specified…” there shall be inserted the words “for vehicles manufactured before 1st October 1989 and”;
(b) for the words “items 3 and” there shall be substituted the word “item”;
(c) for the Table there shall be substituted the following:
Table
1 |
2 |
3 |
Item |
Case |
Regulations that do not apply |
1 |
A heavy motor car |
8, 16 in so far as it relates to the requirement in item 18(c) of Schedule 3 to the Regulations, 15, 18 (except paragraph (1)), 22, 24, 45, 63, 75—80, 82, and 83(1) |
2 |
A locomotive or tractor |
8, 22, 45, 75(3), and 76 |
3 |
A trailer |
7, 8, 16 in so far as it relates to the requirements in items 3, 4, 11, 15 and 18 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations, 15, 18 (except paragraph (1)), 21, 22, 24, 63, 64, 75—80, 82, and 83(1) |
14. After article 18(2)(p), the following new sub-paragraphs shall be added:
“(q)
“(q) in relation to any vehicle or combination of vehicles in a Category specified in...
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