The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986
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Item Class of vehicle Requirements Exemptions<br />
4 <strong>Vehicles</strong> first used on<br />
or after 1st October<br />
1982 <strong>and</strong> propelled by a<br />
sparkignition engine.<br />
<strong>The</strong> vehicle shall<br />
complyat the time<br />
of its first use with<br />
Community Directive<br />
78/665or 83/351 or ECE<br />
Regulation 15.03 or<br />
15.04.<br />
(a)a vehicle with a maximum<br />
gross weight exceeding 3500 kg;<br />
(b) a vehicle which has only two<br />
wheels;<br />
(c) a vehicle with an<br />
unladenweight of less than 400<br />
kg;<br />
(d) a vehicle with less than 4<br />
wheels <strong>and</strong> having a maximum<br />
speednot exceeding 30 mph.<br />
Closets etc<br />
62.—(1) No wheeledvehicle first used after 15th January 1931 shall be equipped with any closetor<br />
urinal which can discharge directly on to a road.<br />
(2) Everytank into which a closet or urinal with which a vehicle is equipped empties,<strong>and</strong> every<br />
closet or urinal which does not empty into a tank, shall containchemicals which are non-inflammable<br />
<strong>and</strong> non-irritant <strong>and</strong> provide an efficientgermicide.<br />
Wings<br />
63.—(1) Save asprovided in paragraph (4), this regulation applies to—<br />
(a) invalidcarriages;<br />
(b) heavymotor cars, motor cars <strong>and</strong> motor cycles, not being agricultural motor vehiclesor<br />
pedestrian-controlled vehicles;<br />
(c) agriculturalmotor vehicles driven at more than 20 mph; <strong>and</strong><br />
(d) trailers.<br />
(2) Subjectto paragraphs (3) <strong>and</strong> (5), every vehicle to which this regulation appliesshall be<br />
equipped with wings or other similar fittings to catch, so far aspracticable, mud or water thrown up<br />
by the rotation of its wheels or tracks.<br />
(3) <strong>The</strong> requirementsspecified in paragraph (2) apply, in the case of a trailer with more thantwo<br />
wheels, only in respect of the rearmost two wheels.<br />
(4) Thoserequirements do not apply in respect of—<br />
(a) aworks truck;<br />
(b) aliving van;<br />
(c) awater cart;<br />
(d) anagricultural trailer drawn by a motor vehicle which is not driven at a speedin excess<br />
of 20 mph;<br />
(e) anagricultural trailed appliance;<br />
(f) anagricultural trailed appliance conveyor;<br />
(g) abroken down vehicle;<br />
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