PART 4Conditions for licensing or entry into service of vehicles

CHAPTER 3Interpretation

Interpretation of PartI126

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In this Part—

  • “large trailer” means a trailer constructed or adapted for the carriage of goods—

    1. a

      which is—

      1. i

        a semi-trailer of any weight, or

      2. ii

        a trailer other than a semi-trailer or converter dolly the unladen weight of which exceeds 1020kg, and

    2. b

      which is not a vehicle of a description listed in—

      1. i

        Schedule 2 to the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations 1988 M1, or

      2. ii

        Schedule 2 to the Goods Vehicle (Testing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 M2;

  • “pertinent information” means—

    1. a

      the principal information, or

    2. b

      when the alternative conditions apply, the alternative information.

  • “principal information” is—

    1. a

      the name and address and (if any) the company registration number of the manufacturer;

    2. b

      the manufacturer's designation (make and model) of the trailer;

    3. c

      the month and year when manufacture of the vehicle was completed;

    4. d

      the vehicle identification (VIN) number;

    5. e

      the number of—

      1. i

        the type approval, or

      2. ii

        the individual approval certificate;

    6. f

      in the case of a large trailer, the date of any certificate of conformity issued in respect of the vehicle;

    7. g

      in the case of a small trailer—

      1. i

        a copy of any certificate of conformity issued in respect of the vehicle,

      2. ii

        the date of supply, and

      3. iii

        the name and address of the purchaser;

    8. h

      F1whether the trailer is to be kept, or normally kept, at a place in Great Britain, in Northern Ireland, or in either jurisdiction;

  • “small trailer” means a trailer which is not a large trailer.

2

For the purposes of this regulation—

  • “alternative conditions” are the conditions applied by virtue of Schedule 3;

  • “alternative information” is the information specified in Schedule 3;

  • “converter dolly” means a trailer which—

    1. a

      is equipped with two or more wheels,

    2. b

      is designed to be used in combination with a semi-trailer without any part of the weight of the semi-trailer being borne by the drawing vehicle, and

    3. c

      is not in itself part of the semi-trailer or the drawing vehicle when being so used;

  • “semi-trailer” means a trailer which is constructed or adapted to form part of an articulated vehicle.