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23.—(1) Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) apply cumulatively.
(2) Where a special type agricultural vehicle is to carry a load and the length of any forward or rearward projection of the load exceeds 4 metres, the user of the vehicle must—
(a)before the start of any journey, notify in accordance with Schedule 5 the chief officer of police for each area in which the special type agricultural vehicle is to be used; and
(b)ensure that the vehicle is used in accordance with the requirements of that Schedule.
(3) Where a special type agricultural vehicle is carrying a load and the length of any forward or rearward projection of the load exceeds 6 metres, the user of the vehicle must ensure that the vehicle is accompanied during any journey by one or more attendants employed in accordance with Schedule 6.
(4) Where the length of any rearward projection of a load exceeds 12 metres, the user of the vehicle must—
(a)before the start of any journey, obtain in accordance with Schedule 7 the written consent of the Secretary of State; and
(b)ensure that the vehicle is used in accordance with the requirements of that Schedule.
(5) Where any agricultural implement is rigidly (but not permanently) mounted on a special type agricultural vehicle—
(a)any part of the implement that extends forwards beyond the foremost point of the vehicle is to be treated as a forward projection; and
(b)any part of the implement that extends rearwards beyond the rearmost point of the vehicle is to be treated as a rearward projection;
regardless of whether any part of the weight of the implement is transmitted to the surface of the road otherwise than by the wheels or tracks of the vehicle.
(6) In determining for the purposes of paragraph (5) the foremost or rearmost point of a special type agricultural vehicle, any part of the agricultural implement is to be disregarded.
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