Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
A caravan of the
trailer type shall be so designed, constructed and equipped
that —
(a) the
chassis and body are of adequate strength and rigidity to ensure safe towing
and stability under all road conditions;
(b) it
is, without movable contents, heavier at the forward end;
(c) when
equipped with springs of the leaf-type —
(i)
the springs are of suitable strength and design with a
distance not greater than 915 millimetres between eye centres; and
(ii)
the distance between the spring eyes is greater than the
distance between the spring hangers;
(d) when
fitted with leaf springs and the caravan is unladen, there is a clearance of
at least 100 millimetres between the axle and the chassis;
(e)
spring “U” bolts do not protrude below the lower edge of the rims
of the wheels;
(f) the
springs are as widely spaced as practicable and in no case are more than 355
millimetres inside the outer alignment of the body;
(g) the
draw-bar is of sufficient strength to withstand all road shocks and extends
backward from the forward end of the caravan body, at least as far as it
extends forward;
(h)
where the draw-bar is single and centrally located, it is reinforced by radius
rods or bars connected from the forward end of the draw-bar;
(i)
where a water tank is fitted, it is so placed that the
rear extremity of the tank is not more than 460 millimetres to the rear of the
axle and as near to floor level as practicable; and
(j) the
entrance door is on the left side or the rear end, and, in the case of a
caravan equipped with fuel burning facilities or living or sleeping
accommodation, is capable of being opened outward.