SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Vehicle Excise and Registration

Part III Rates

Special vehicles

9

(1)

Part IV of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act (special machines) shall be amended as follows.

(2)

For the heading “SPECIAL MACHINES” there shall be substituted “ SPECIAL VEHICLES ”.

(3)

In paragraph 4(1) (annual rate of £35) for the words “special machine is £35” there shall be substituted “ special vehicle is the same as the basic goods vehicle rate ”.

(4)

In paragraph 4(2) (definition of “special machine”)—

(a)

for the words “ “special machine” means” there shall be substituted “ “special vehicle” means a vehicle which has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and is ”;

(b)

paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) (tractors, agricultural engines and mowing machines) shall be omitted;

(c)

after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted—

“(ee)

a road roller.”

(5)

Paragraph 4(3) (definition of “tractor”) shall be omitted.

(6)

The following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 4—

“(7)

In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to the basic goods vehicle rate is to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9, to a rigid goods vehicle which falls within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.”