Amendment of regulation 80 (over-riding restrictions)10

1

Regulation 80 shall be modified as follows.

2

In paragraph (1) for “(2B) and (2C)” there shall be substituted “(2B), (2C) and (4)”.

3

In paragraph (3) after the words “regulations 75 to 79” in each place where those words occur there shall be inserted “or in the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998”.

4

After paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph–

4

Paragraph (1) shall not apply where a vehicle is used on a road before 1st January 2000 if–

a

the vehicle is fitted with a plate in accordance with regulation 66(1)(b) and the maximum gross weight and the maximum weight for any axle of the vehicle are not exceeded; or

b

there is in force a plating certificate for the vehicle that was issued before 1st January 1999 and the design weight of the vehicle is not exceeded; and

c

in either case the maximum authorised weight for the vehicle, maximum authorised weight for a combination of which the vehicle forms part and maximum authorised weight for any axle of the vehicle, determined in accordance with the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998, are not exceeded.