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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1 2 3<br />
Item Class of Vehicle Date<br />
1 A trailer manufactured before 1st January 1975 1st October 1987<br />
2 A trailer manufacturedon or after 1st January 1975 but<br />
before 1st May 1985<br />
1st October <strong>1986</strong><br />
3 A trailer manufactured on or after1st May 1985 1st May 1985<br />
4 A motor vehicle 1st April <strong>1986</strong><br />
(4) In thisregulation—<br />
“the British St<strong>and</strong>ard Specification” means the British St<strong>and</strong>ard Specificationfor Spray<br />
Reducing Devices for Heavy Goods <strong>Vehicles</strong> published under the referenceBS AU 200: Part<br />
I: 1984 <strong>and</strong> BS AU 200: Part 2: 1984 <strong>and</strong> references to a “containmentdevice” are references<br />
to the device so described in the British St<strong>and</strong>ardSpecification;<br />
“the specified area”means the area formed by the overall length of the vehicle<strong>and</strong> the middle<br />
80% of the shortest distance between the inner edges of anytwo wheels on opposite sides of the<br />
vehicle (such distance being ascertainedwhen the vehicle is fitted with suitable tyres inflated<br />
to a pressure recommendedby the manufacturer, but excluding any bulging of the tyres near<br />
the ground).<br />
(5) Nothingin this regulation derogates from any requirement specified in regulation 63.<br />
Maintenance of spray suppression devices<br />
65. Every part of every containment device with which a vehicle isrequired to be fitted by the<br />
provisions of regulation 64shall at all times when the vehicle is on a road be maintained free from<br />
anyobvious defect which would be likely to affect adversely the effectivenessof the device.<br />
PART III<br />
PLATES, MARKINGS, TESTING AND INSPECTION<br />
Plates for goods vehicles <strong>and</strong> buses<br />
66.—(1) This regulationapplies to—<br />
(a) a wheeledheavy motor car or motor car first used on or after 1st January 1968 not being—<br />
(i) a dual-purposevehicle;<br />
(ii) an agriculturalmotor vehicle;<br />
(iii) aworks truck;<br />
(iv) a pedestrain-controlledvehicle; or<br />
(v) save asprovided in sub-paragraph (b) below, apassenger vehicle;<br />
(b) a bus (whetheror not it is an articulated bus) first used on or after 1st April 1982;<br />
(c) a wheeledlocomotive or motor tractor first used on or after 1st April 1973 not being—<br />
(i) an agriculturalmotor vehicle;<br />
(ii) an industrialtractor;<br />
(iii) aworks truck;<br />
(iv) engineeringplant; or<br />
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