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Restriction of Vehicles on Bridges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
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These regulations revoke and replace the Restriction of Vehicles on Bridges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997.
The regulations prescribe –
(a)the notices to be placed by the Department for the purposes of Article 66(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 where it is satisfied that a bridge is insufficient to bear vehicles of which the weight exceeds certain limits; and
(b)maximum gross weight as the description of weight for the purposes of Article 66(11).
These Regulations have been notified to the European Commission pursuant to Directive 98/34/EC of 22nd June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (O.J. No. L204, 21.07.98, p. 37-48) as amended by Directive 98/48/EC of 20th July 1998 (O.J. No. L217, 05.08.98, p. 18-26). Copies of the Directives can be obtained from the Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast, BT1 4GD.
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