139 Hovercraft.E+W+S
(1)For the purposes of this Act, a hovercraft—
(a)shall be a motor vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; but
(b)shall be treated, subject to subsection (2) below, as not being a vehicle of any of the classes defined in subsections (2) to (7) of section 136 of this Act.
(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide—
(a)that any provision of this Act,which would otherwise apply to hovercraft, shall not apply to them or shall apply to them subject to such modifications as may be specified in the regulations, or
(b)that any such provision, which would not otherwise apply to hovercraft, shall apply to them subject to such modifications (if any) as may be so specified.
(3)In this section “hovercraft” has the same meaning as in the M1Hovercraft Act 1968.
Marginal Citations
M11968 c. 59(111).