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52.—(1) For the purposes of section 89A(5) of the Traffic Act, a heavy goods vehicle or public service vehicle of a class specified in column (1) of the table at the end of this regulation corresponds to a class of large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle, as the case may be, specified in column (2) of that table in relation to the class of vehicle in column (1).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), where a heavy goods vehicle driver’s licence held before 1st April 1991 was restricted to vehicles having a permissible maximum weight not exceeding 10 tonnes by virtue of—
(a)paragraph 3(3) and (5) of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) Act 1976(1); or
(b)paragraph (1) or (2) of regulation 31 of the Heavy Goods Vehicles (Drivers' Licences) Regulations 1977(2);
before those enactments ceased to have effect, such restriction shall be disregarded.
(1) | (2) |
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Class of heavy goods or public service vehicle | Corresponding class of large goods or passenger—carrying vehicle |
Heavy goods vehicles | Large goods vehicles |
1 | Categories C and C+E |
1A | Categories C and C+E (limited, in each case, to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
2 | Category C and vehicles in category C+E which are drawbar trailer combinations |
2A | Category C and vehicles in category C+E which are drawbar trailer combinations (limited, in each case, to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
3 | Category C and vehicles in category C+E which are drawbar trailer combinations |
3A | Category C and vehicles in category C+E which are drawbar trailer combinations (limited, in each case, to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
Public Service Vehicles | Passenger-carrying vehicles |
1 | Categories D and D+E |
1A | Categories D and D+E (limited, in each case, to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
2 | Categories D and D+E |
2A | Categories D and D+E (limited, in each case, to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
3 | Category D |
3A | Category D (limited to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
4 | Sub-category D1 and vehicles in category D not more than 5.5 metres in length |
4A | Sub-category D1 and vehicles in category D not more than 5.5 metres in length (limited, in each case, to vehicles with automatic transmission) |
S.I. 1977/1309, to which there were amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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