SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Exempt vehicles

F1Tractors

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 2 paras. 20B-20J inserted (retrospective to 1.4.2001 with application as mentioned in s. 13(4) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 13(1)(4)(11)(14)

20B

1

A vehicle is an exempt vehicle if it is—

a

an agricultural tractor, or

b

an off-road tractor.

2

In sub-paragraph (1) “agricultural tractor” means a tractor used on public roads solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture, forestry or activities falling within sub-paragraph (3).

3

The activities falling within this sub-paragraph are—

a

cutting verges bordering public roads;

b

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

4

In sub-paragraph (1) “off-road tractor” means a tractor which is not an agricultural tractor (within the meaning given by sub-paragraph (2)) and which is—

a

designed and constructed primarily for use otherwise than on roads, and

b

incapable by reason of its construction of exceeding a speed of twenty-five miles per hour on the level under its own power.