5

After paragraph 3 insert—

Agricultural material handlers3A

1

An agricultural material handler is an excepted vehicle.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) above an “agricultural material handler” means a vehicle which is—

a

designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads,

b

designed to lift goods or burden, and

c

used on public roads solely for —

i

purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry;

ii

cutting verges bordering public roads; or

iii

cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads.