Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

[F1 3 (1) A vehicle is an excepted vehicle if it is a light agricultural vehicle. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above “light agricultural vehicle” means a vehicle which—

(a) has a revenue weight not exceeding 1,000 kilograms,

(b) is designed and constructed so as to seat only the driver,

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

[F2 (d) is not used otherwise than for—

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

(ii) spreading material on roads to deal with frost, ice or snow;

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

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

(3) In sub-paragraph (2)(a) above “revenue weight” has the meaning given by section 60A of the M1 Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.]

Textual Amendments

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

F2 Sch. 1 para. 3(2)(d) 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, 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1994 c. 22.