Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971

9 (1) In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires—

• " agricultural machine " has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to this Act;

• " farmer's goods vehicle " means a goods vehicle registered under this Act in the name of a person engaged in agriculture and used on public roads solely by him for the purpose of the conveyance of the produce of, or of articles required for the purposes of, the agricultural land which he occupies, and for no other purpose ;

• " goods vehicle " means a mechanically propelled vehicle (including a tricycle as defined in Schedule 1 to this Act and weighing more than 8 hundredweight unladen) constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description, whether in the course of trade or otherwise ;

• " mobile crane " has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to this Act;

• " showman's goods vehicle " means a showman's vehicle which is a goods vehicle and is permanently fitted with a living van or some other special type of body or superstructure, forming part of the equipment of the show of the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under this Act;

• " showman's vehicle " has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to this Act;

• " tower wagon " means a goods vehicle—

  (a)

  into which there is built, as part of the vehicle, any expanding or extensible contrivance designed for facilitating the erection, inspection, repair or maintenance of overhead structures or equipment; and

  (b)

  which is neither constructed nor adapted for use nor used for the conveyance of any load, except such a contrivance and articles used in connection therewith;

• " works truck " has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to this Act.

(2) In this Schedule " trailer " does not include—

(a) an appliance constructed and used solely for the purpose of distributing on the road loose gritting material;

(b) a snow plough ;

(c) a road construction vehicle as defined in section 4(2) of this Act;

(d) a farming implement not constructed or adapted for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description, when drawn by a farmer's goods vehicle ;

(e) a trailer used solely for the carriage of a container for holding gas for the propulsion of the vehicle by which it is drawn, or plant and materials for producing such gas.