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SCHEDULE 2MOBILE CRANES

PART 5APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988

Category B or C mobile cranes

35.—(1) A Category B or C mobile crane must comply with—

(a)the Construction and Use Regulations, apart from the provisions of those Regulations specified in Table 9; and

(b)the Lighting Regulations.

(2) But regulations 49, 51, 64 and 65 are disapplied in relation to a Category B or C mobile crane only to the extent that it is not possible for the crane to comply with those regulations on account of the need to perform the lifting operations that it is specially designed and constructed (or specially adapted) to carry out.

Table 9
Categories B or C: Construction and Use Regulations that do not apply
Non-applicable RegulationsSubject
7Length
8Width
15,16Braking systems
18(1A) to (9)Maintenance and efficiency of brakes
25Tyre loads and speed ratings
49Rear under-run protection
51Sideguards
64Spray suppression devices
65Maintenance of spray suppression devices
75 to 80Other maximum permitted weight limits of vehicle and trailer, other than articulated vehicle
82Restrictions on use of vehicles carrying wide or long loads