41 Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

General regulation of construction, use etc

41  Regulation of construction, weight, equipment and use of vehicles

(1)     The [national authority] may make regulations generally as to the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads, their construction and equipment and the conditions under which they may be so used.

Subsections (2) to (4) below do not affect the generality of this subsection.

(2)     In particular, the regulations may make provision with respect to any of the following matters—

(a)     the width, height and length of motor vehicles and trailers and the load carried by them, the diameter of wheels, and the width, nature and condition of tyres, of motor vehicles and trailers,

(b)     the emission or consumption of smoke, fumes or vapour and the emission of sparks, ashes and grit,

[(ba)     the modification of motor vehicles to enable them to be propelled using fuel stored under pressure,]

(c)     noise,

(d)     the maximum weight unladen of heavy locomotives and heavy motor cars, and the maximum weight laden of motor vehicles and trailers, and the maximum weight to be transmitted to the road or any specified area of the road by a motor vehicle or trailer of any class or by

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