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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“registered” means registered by the Secretary of State under these Regulations;
“the Convention” means the Convention on Road Traffic of 8th November 1968(1);
“the permissible maximum mass” means the weight which the trailer(2) is designed or adapted not to exceed when in normal use, travelling on a road(3) and laden;
“the register” means the register of trailers established and maintained by the Secretary of State; and
“the registered keeper” means the person recorded in the register as the person who keeps the trailer.
(2) With the exception of regulation 16(3), references to the use of a trailer on a road are to the use of a trailer on a road while it is being drawn by a motor vehicle.
Command paper 9570; Miscellaneous Series No. 1 (2018). Further information is provided in the Explanatory Note.
“Trailer” is defined in section 13(3) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018.
“Road” is defined in section 22(2) of the Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018.
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