Amendments to Regulation 3

3.  In regulation 3—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)for the definition of “the Construction and Use Regulations” there shall be substituted ““the Construction and Use Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986”(1);

(ii)for the definition of “the Lighting Regulations” there shall be substituted “the Lighting Regulations” means “the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989”(2);

(iii)in the sub-paragraph which begins with the expression “agricultural motor vehicle”, there shall be inserted, before the expression “pedestrian controlled vehicle”, the expression “Ministry plate;” and

(iv)before the expression “designated council” and the meaning assigned to it, there shall be inserted the following—

““design gross weight” means—

(a)

in the case of a vehicle equipped with a Ministry plate, the weight shown thereon as the design weight, or, if no weight is so shown thereon, the weight shown thereon as the weight not to be exceeded in Great Britain;

(b)

in the case of a vehicle which is not equipped with a Ministry plate, but which is equipped with a plate in accordance with regulation 66 of the Construction and Use Regulations, the maximum gross weight shown on the plate in respect of item 7 of Part I of Schedule 8 to those Regulations; and

(c)

in any other case, the weight which the vehicle is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use and travelling on a road laden;” and

(b)in paragraph (5) for the words “Regulation 3(2)” there shall be substituted the words “Regulation 3(3)”.