Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976

11 In section 124 of the principal Act (definitions for purposes of provisions about heavy goods vehicle drivers' licences) the following amendments shall be made, that is to say—

(a) for the definition of " heavy goods vehicle " there shall be substituted the following definition—

• “' heavy goods vehicle ' means any of the following vehicles—

  (a)

  an articulated goods vehicle;

  (b)

  a large goods vehicle, that is to say, a motor vehicle (not being an articulated goods vehicle) which is constructed or adapted to carry or to haul goods and the permissible maximum weight of which exceeds 7.5 tonnes;”

(b) the following new definitions shall be inserted at the appropriate places—

(i) " ' approved training scheme for drivers' means a training scheme for drivers (within the meaning of section 96(4) of this Act) approved for the time being by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulations under section 119 of this Act ";

(ii) " ' normal minimum age for driving', in relation to the driving of vehicles of any class, means the age which is in force under section 96 of this Act (but apart from any approved training scheme for drivers) in relation to that class of vehicle; " '.

(c) there shall be inserted at the end the following paragraph—

“and ' articulated goods vehicle ' and ' permissible maximum weight' have the same meanings as they have for the purposes of Part III of this Act”.