XN000022-1983-09-10 — Page 7

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1983

GOODS VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO BE MARKED NOT ONLY WITH THE OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS BUT ALSO THE PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT AND THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED AXLE WEIGHT. NO MORE THAN FIVE PASSENGERS CAN BE CARRIED IN GOODS VEHICLES. THERE ARE RULES ON THE PROPER POSITIONING AND PROTECTION OF EXHAUST PIPES.

TRAILERS WILL BECOME SUBJECT TO THE SAME MARKING REQUIRMENTS AS GOODS VEHICLES. SEPARATE BRAKING REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES SUCH AS MOTOR CYCLES, MOTOR TRICYCLES AND INVALID CARRIAGES ARE LAID DOWN.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REGULATIONS ON LIGHTING AND REFLECTORS, AMONG THEM SEVERAL INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE SAFE USE OF HEADLAMPS BY SETTING OUT REQUIREMENTS AS TO THE NUMBER TO BE EMPLOYED, THE IR POSITIONING, AND BRIGHTNESS,

IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY, GOODS VEHICLES OVER 5.5 TONNES GROSS AND TRAILERS OVER 1 TONNE IN UNLADEN WEIGHT WILL HAVE TO CARRY APPROPRIATE WARNING REFLECTIVE REAR MARKINGS.

IT IS INTENDED THAT ALL VEHICLES SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS AS TO BRAKING EFFICIENCY, WINDSCREEN WASHERS AND TYRES AS SOON AS THE REGULATIONS COME INTO FORCE BUT PUBLICITY AND INFORMATION WILL BE ARRANGED WELL BEFORE THEN TO GIVE VEHICLES OWNERS TIME TO COMPLY. PRIVATE CARS WILL ALSO HAVE TO CONFORM TO THE NEW REQUIREMENTS COVERING DRIVING MIRRORS. BUSES AND LIGHT BUSES WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH NEW REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, TAXIS WITH NEW REQUIREMENTS ABOUT DISPLAYING +TAX1+ MARKINGS ON THEIR SIDES AND GOODS VEHICLES AND TRAILERS WITH REGULATIONS SPECIFYING REQUIRED MARKINGS.

DRIVING LICENCES REGULATIONS

AMONG THE CHANGES WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED BY THE NEW DRIVING LICENCES REGULATIONS WHICH, IN THE MAIN WILL REPLACE THE EXISTNG ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS AND SOME OF THE (INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION) REGULATIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING:

THE PRESENT GOODS VEHICLE' CATEGORY OF LICENCE WILL BE ABOLISHED. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ISSUE OF DRIVING LICENCES, GOODS VEHICLES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE CLASSES. THE LATTER THREE CLASSES SHALL BE FURTHER CATEGORISED AS RIGID OR ARTICULATED VEHICLES.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS PROVIDE THAT 'GOODS VEHICLE' LICENCES CURRENT WHEN THE REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT WILL ENTITLE THE HOLDERS TO DRIVE THE NEW CATEGORY OF LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE (WITH A PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF LESS THAN 5.5 TONNES) OR MEDIUM GOODS VEHICLE (WITH A PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF 5.5 BUT LESS THAN 24 TONNES) BUT RIGID VEHICLES ONLY. SIMILARLY, CURRENT LICENCES ENTITLING THE HOLDERS TO DRIVE GOODS VEHICLES UNDER +2-1/4 TONS+ UNLADEN WILL ONLY ENTITLE THE HOLDERS TO DRIVE THE NEW CATEGORY OF LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE WHEN THE REGULATIONS BECOME EFFECTIVE.

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