Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 99 of 2004 ), the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 858 of 2004 ), the Road Traffic (Special Permits for Particular Vehicles) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 283 of 2007 ), the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 366 of 2008 ), the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 43 of 2013 ), the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 166 of 2014 ), the (No. 2) Regulations of 2014, the Road Traffic (Weight Laden of 5 Axle Articulated Vehicles) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 608 of 2014 ), the Regulations of 2015 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003 to 2015 and shall be construed together as one.
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paragraphs: These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2016.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
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paragraphs: Regulation 2(1) (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 2015) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting after the definition of “combination of vehicles” the following:
“‘Commission Regulation 2015/208’ means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/208 of 8 December 20141 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle functional safety requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles, as subsequently amended from time to time;”,
(b) by substituting for the definition of “interchangeable towed equipment” the following:
“‘interchangeable towed equipment’ means any vehicle that is used in agriculture, fisheries, forestry or horticulture and which is designed to be drawn by an agricultural tractor and which vehicle may include any or none of the following features:
(a) the ability to change or add to the functions of such agricultural tractor,
(b) the incorporation, permanently, of an implement,
(c) an ability, by design, to process materials,
(d) a load platform that is designed and constructed to:
(i) receive any tools and appliances that are needed for any of the foregoing purposes, or
(ii) store temporarily any materials that are produced or needed during work;”, and
(c) by inserting after the definition of ‘rigid drawbar trailer’ the following:
“‘self-propelled agricultural machine’ means a machine capable of being driven under its own power which is designed specifically to perform agricultural, fisheries, forestry or horticultural work;”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 23(2)(j) (inserted by Regulation 16 of the (No. 2) Regulations of 2014) of the Principal Regulations is amended by deleting “and interchangeable towed equipment”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Regulation 26 (as amended by Regulation 17 of the (No. 2) Regulations of 2014) the following:
“26.(1) This Regulation does not apply to—
(a) a vehicle belonging to, or used for official purposes by, the Defence Forces, or
(b) a vehicle for grass-cutting, hedge-trimming or forestry operations while used in the day time.
(2) Subject to this Regulation, the overall width of a vehicle shall not exceed 2.50 metres.
(3) The overall width of a large public service vehicle may exceed 2.50 metres but shall not exceed 2.55 metres.
(4) The overall width of a goods vehicle or a goods trailer with a design gross vehicle weight in excess of 3.5 tonnes may exceed 2.50 metres but shall not exceed 2.55 metres.
(5) The overall width of a conditioned vehicle may exceed 2.5 metres but shall not exceed 2.60 metres.
(6)(a) Subject to subparagraph (c), the overall width of an agricultural tractor or an agricultural trailer may exceed 2.5 metres but shall not exceed 2.55 metres.
(b) The overall width of a large tractor may exceed 2.50 metres but shall not exceed 2.75 metres.
(c) The overall width of an agricultural tractor may exceed 2.55 metres but shall not exceed 3.5 metres where the tractor is fitted with flotation tyres or dual wheel systems.
(7) The overall width of a piece of fully mounted agricultural equipment or interchangeable towed equipment may exceed 2.5 metres but shall not exceed 3.0 metres.
(8)(a) Subject to subparagraph (b), the overall width of a self-propelled agricultural machine may exceed 2.5 metres but shall not exceed 3.5 metres.