1989 Ed.]
Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations [CAP. 374
G 39
[Subsidiary]
(2) In the case of a goods vehicle or special purpose vehicle which has at any time been assigned a maximum laden weight under the revoked regulations, and until the vehicle is licensed under the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.), subregulation (1) shall apply to the vehicle as if such assigned maximum laden weight which is entered in the registration book and the licence issued in respect of the vehicle under the revoked regulations is the permitted gross vehicle weight of the vehicle assigned to the vehicle under the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.).
(3) Subregulation (1) shall not apply where-
(a) the Commissioner has, under regulation 7(8) of the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.), by permit authorized the use of the vehicle exceeding its maximum gross vehicle weight or maximum gross combined weight, as the case may be, specified in relation to that class or type of vehicle in Part II, III or IV of the Second Schedule to those regulations; and
(b) the vehicle is driven or used, or caused or permitted to be driven or used, on a road in accordance with the terms and conditions, if any, of the permit.
(4) For the purposes of subregulation (2)—
(a) the revoked regulations are the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 220 sub. leg.) revoked by regulation 61 of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.); and
(b) where the maximum laden weight assigned to a vehicle is expressed in hundredweight, such weight shall be converted to tonnes on the basis that 1 cwt. is equivalent to 0.0508 tonne.
(L.N. 241 of 1985)
55. Dimensions of loads
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), no driver shall drive on a road a vehicle that is so loaded that the load-
(a) in the case of a vehicle other than a trailer, extends forwards more than 1.5 m from the foremost part of the vehicle;
(b) extends backwards more than 1.4 m behind the rearmost part of the vehicle;
(c) extends sideways so that the total width of the load is in excess of 2.5 m; or
(d) rises to such a height in excess of 4.6 m or to such lesser height as may cause damage to any object or wires lawfully erected above the road.