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Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979, Cross Heading: Agricultural vehicle is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1A inserted (1.4.2022) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 102(2), Sch. 21 para. 22
2(1)An agricultural vehicle at a time when it is used for—U.K.
(a)purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture, pisciculture or forestry,
(b)cutting verges bordering public roads,
(c)cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads, or
(d)clearing or otherwise dealing with frost, ice, snow or flooding,
including when it is going to or from the place where it is to be or has been used for any of those purposes.
[F2(2)An agricultural vehicle that is primarily kept for use within sub-paragraph (1) at a time when it is used for any other purpose on private land where it is ordinarily kept.]
(3)An agricultural vehicle kept and used on a golf course or on land maintained by a community amateur sports club.
(4)An agricultural vehicle used in any other circumstances provided—
(a)it is not being used on a public road, and
(b)it uses fuel gas for fuel.
(5)In this paragraph, “an agricultural vehicle” means—
(a)a tractor;
(b)a vehicle designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads which—
(i)has a revenue weight not exceeding 1,000 kilograms, and
(ii)is designed and constructed to seat only the driver;
(c)any vehicle that is an exempt vehicle for the purposes of paragraph 20A of Schedule 2 to [F3the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (vehicles used between different parts of land)];
[F4(d)any other vehicle that is used for the conveyance of machinery that is built into or permanently attached to the vehicle, provided that the machinery is used in the processing or handling of agricultural, horticultural, piscicultural or forestry produce or materials.]]
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1A para. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 76(2), Sch. 11 para. 9(a)(i)
F3Words in Sch. 1A para. 2(5)(c) substituted (1.4.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 76(2), Sch. 11 para. 9(a)(ii)
F4Sch. 1A para. 2(5)(d) substituted (1.4.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 76(2), Sch. 11 para. 9(a)(iii)
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