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ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 399

399 .         Dimension requirements for animal drawn vehicles and their loads

        (1)         An animal drawn vehicle together with its load must not exceed 12 m in length, 2.5 m in width or 4 m in height.

        (2)         No part of an animal drawn vehicle or its load must project —

            (a)         past the head of a horse or other animal drawing the vehicle; or

            (b)         more than 1.2 m backward of the body of a two‑wheeled vehicle, or more than 1.2 m backward of the body, or the rear wheels, of a four‑wheeled vehicle; or

            (c)         more than 300 mm from the outer extremity of the wheels or body of the vehicle.

        (3)         Despite subregulations (1) and (2), a load not exceeding 8 m in length, may project more than 1.2 m to the rear of an animal drawn vehicle, if a red flag of not less than 300 mm squared, or a red metal disc, of not less than 225 mm in diameter, is carried at the extreme rear end of the load and the flag or disc is kept clearly visible to persons on the road, in the near vicinity of the vehicle.



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