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PART II.
Classification, etc., of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles.
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Classification of mechanically propelled vehicles.
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14.—(1) Mechanically propelled vehicles shall, for the purposes of this Act, be divided into four classes, namely, motor cycles, light motor vehicles, heavy motor vehicles, and locomotives.
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(2) For the purposes of this Act a mechanically propelled vehicle shall be a motor-cycle if and whenever and so long as it complies with all the following conditions, that is to say:—
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(a) it does not exceed eight hundredweight in weight unladen; and
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(b) it is supported exclusively by wheels in direct contact with the ground; and
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(c) it has not more than three wheels; and
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(d) it has all its wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres.
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(3) For the purposes of this Act a mechanically propelled vehicle shall be a light motor vehicle if and whenever and so long as it complies with all the following conditions, that is to say:—
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(a) it is not a motor cycle; and
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(b) where it is fitted with a body designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers, it does not exceed three tons in weight unladen or, where either it is fitted with a body not so constructed and designed or is not fitted with a body, it does not exceed two tons in weight unladen; and
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(c) where it is fitted with a body designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers, it has not seating accommodation for more than six persons excluding the driver thereof; and
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(d) it is supported exclusively by wheels in direct contact with the ground; and
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(e) it has all its wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres; and
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(f) it is not being used for the traction of more than one other vehicle; and
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(g) if and when it is used for the traction of another vehicle such other vehicle (so far as it is not supported by such mechanically propelled vehicle) is supported exclusively by wheels in direct contact with the ground and has all its wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres.
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(4) For the purposes of this Act a mechanically propelled vehicle shall be a heavy motor vehicle if and whenever and so long as it complies with all the following conditions, that is to say:—
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(a) it is neither a motor cycle nor a light motor vehicle; and
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(b) it does not exceed seven and one-quarter tons in weight unladen; and
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(c) if and when used for the traction of another vehicle, the total of the weights unladen of such mechanically propelled vehicle and such other vehicle does not exceed nine and three-quarter tons; and
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(d) it is supported exclusively by wheels in direct contact with the ground; and
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(e) it has all of its wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres or other tyres of a soft or elastic material; and
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(f) it is not being used for the traction of more than one other vehicle; and
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(g) if and when it is used for the traction of another vehicle, such other vehicle (so far as it is not supported by such mechanically propelled vehicle) is supported exclusively by wheels in direct contact with the ground and has all its wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres or other tyres of a soft or elastic material.
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(5) For the purposes of this Act, a mechanically propelled vehicle shall be a locomotive if and whenever and so long as it is neither a motor cycle, a light motor vehicle, nor a heavy motor vehicle.
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(6) The Minister may at any time and from time to time by order do all or any of the following things, that is to say:—
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(a) vary in such manner as he thinks fit all or any of the conditions hereinbefore set forth as the conditions to be complied with by a mechanically propelled vehicle in order to be a motor cycle for the purposes of this Act;
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(b) vary in such manner as he thinks fit all or any of the conditions hereinbefore set forth as the conditions to be complied with by a mechanically propelled vehicle in order to be a light motor vehicle for the purposes of this Act;
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(c) vary in such manner as he thinks fit all or any of the conditions hereinbefore set forth as the conditions to be complied with by a mechanically propelled vehicle in order to be a heavy motor vehicle for the purposes of this Act;
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(d) revoke, amend, or vary any order previously made by him under this sub-section.
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(7) No order made under this section shall come into force unless and until it has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and has been approved by resolution of each House.
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