RECENT AND IMMINENT LEGISLATION
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cif = coming into force SI No 1946 The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) (No 1) Regulations 1993—cif 1 September 1993. Implements EC Directive or speed limiters reducing setting for goods vehicles to 56mph with effect for new vehicles from 1 January 1994.Vehicles first used on or after 1 January 1988 and used on international journeys are affected from 1 January 1995 and on domestic journeys from 1 January 1996. Vehicles within scope are goods vehicles over 12 tonnes mgw.
The speed limiter on buses and coaches first used on or after 1 January 1 988 must be set at 65mph for vehicles used on international journeys from 1 January 1995 and domestic journeys from 1 January 1996.
New vehicles from 1 October 1994 will be limited to 65mph.
Changes are also made to the speed limiter plate requirements.
SI No 2446—(C.51) The Finance Act 1993, Section 18 (Appointed Day) Order 1993 made 7 October 1993.
Increases VED for vehicles carrying exceptional loads (Special Types) to £5,000 from 30 November 1993.
SI No 2797—The Transport Act 1985 (Modifications in Schedule 4 to the Transport Act 1968) (Further Modification) Order 1993—cif 6 December 1993.
A paragraph is added to the Schedule detailing procedures under 5.61 of the Transport Act 1985 for the transfer of a Passenger Transport Authority's public transport company between two or more companies. (Schedule 4 was modified by SI 1903/85) The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)(Amendrnent) Regulations.
Increase in weight limits to 44 tonnes for articulated lorries and drawbar trailer operations carrying containers, swap-bodies or 'bi-modal' semi-trailers, to or from rail terminals. Also increases weight limit for draw-bar trailer combinations on five or more axles to 38 tonnes and applies 4.2m height limit to articulated lorries and drawbar combinations over 35 tonnes gvw. Anticipated implementation date 1 January 1994.
The Quick Frozen Foodstuffs (Amendment) Regulations 1993 Requires monitoring of temperature during transport, storage and warehousing.
Anticipated implementation date was 31 July 1993—now delayed The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use)(Amendmentl Regulations In cab height signs for vehicles over 3m; warning systems for vehicles with high level power operated equipment; notification to highway authorities of vehicle and loads operating above 4.88m. Anticipated implementation date now 1 June 1994
Prohibition Review—revision of Prohibition system and Classification of Defects. New procedures planned for implementation on 2 January 1994.
New fees for annual testing of HGVs and PSVs—due to be introduced during December. MoT Fee increase—due to be introduced during December.