Special Roads Act 1949

Section 2.

SECOND SCHEDULE Classes of Traffic for purposes of Special Roads

• Class I: Motor tractors, heavy motor cars, motor cars and motor cycles, and trailers drawn thereby, which comply with general regulations as to construction and use made under section thirty of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, and in the case of which the following conditions are satisfied, that is to say :—

  (i)

  that the whole weight of the vehicle is transmitted to the road surface by means of wheels ;

  (ii)

  that all wheels of the vehicle are equipped with pneumatic tyres ;

  (iii)

  that the vehicle is not controlled by a pedestrian ;

  (iv)

  that the maximum speed at which the vehicle may be driven under section ten of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, on roads which are not special roads is not less than twenty miles per hour.

• Class II: Motor vehicles and trailers the use of which for or in connection with the conveyance of abnormal indivisible loads is authorised by order made by the Minister under paragraph (b) of the proviso to subsection (1) of section three of the Road Traffic Act, 1930.

  Heavy and light locomotives when being used for or in connection with the conveyance of abnormal indivisible loads.

  Motor vehicles and trailers constructed for naval, military, air force or other defence purposes, the use of which is authorised by order made by the Minister under paragraph (b) of the proviso to subsection (1) of section three of the Road Traffic Act, 1930.

• Class III: Motor vehicles controlled by pedestrians.

• Class IV: All motor vehicles not comprised in Class I, Class II or Class III.

• Class V: Vehicles drawn by animals.

• Class VI: Vehicles (other than pedal cycles) drawn or propelled by pedestrians.

• Class VII: Pedal cycles.

• Class VIII: Animals ridden, led or driven.

• Class IX.: Pedestrians.

In this Schedule any expression defined for the purposes of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, has the same meaning as in that Act and the expression " abnormal indivisible load " has the same meaning as in the Transport Act, 1947.