Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

[F1 [F2 Agricultural material handlers U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (1.7.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 8(2)(3)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2007) by The Excepted Vehicles (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/93), arts. 1(2), 5

3A. (1) An agricultural material handler is an excepted vehicle. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above an “agricultural material handler” means a vehicle which is—

(a) designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads,

(b) designed to lift goods or burden, and

(c) [F3 not used on public roads otherwise than] for —

(i) purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry;

(ii) cutting verges bordering public roads; F4 ...

(iii) cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads.

[F5 (iv) spreading material on roads to deal with frost, ice or snow;

(v) proceeding to and from the place where the vehicle is to be used or has been used for the purpose in sub-paragraph (iv); or

(vi) collecting or returning equipment or material needed for the purpose in sub-paragraph (iv).]]]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 3A(2)(c) substituted (1.11.2013) by The Excepted Vehicles (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2799), arts. 1, 5(a)

F4 Word in Sch. 1 para. 3A(2)(c)(ii) omitted (1.11.2013) by virtue of The Excepted Vehicles (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2799), arts. 1, 5(b)

F5 Sch. 1 paras. 3A(2)(c)(iv)-(vi) inserted (1.11.2013) by The Excepted Vehicles (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2799), arts. 1, 5(c)