Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation
sch.8-sec.13Carrying goods in addition to a large indivisible item
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sch.8-sec.13 Carrying goods in addition to a large indivisible item
A load-carrying vehicle must not carry more than 1 large indivisible item unless— the vehicle together with its load complies with the general mass limits; and the vehicle carrying more than 1 large indivisible item does not cause the vehicle together with its load to exceed a prescribed dimension requirement that would not be exceeded if the vehicle carried only 1 of the large indivisible items. A load-carrying vehicle carrying 1 or more large indivisible items must not carry any other goods unless— the vehicle together with its load complies with the general mass limits; and the other goods are contained within the limits set by the prescribed dimension requirements. Despite subsection (2) , a load-carrying vehicle carrying a special purpose vehicle or agricultural vehicle may also carry equipment, tools, substances or detached parts to be used in conjunction with the vehicle being carried. In this section— large indivisible item has the meaning it has under section 116 (4) of the Law. (sch.8-sec.13-ssec.1) A load-carrying vehicle must not carry more than 1 large indivisible item unless— the vehicle together with its load complies with the general mass limits; and the vehicle carrying more than 1 large indivisible item does not cause the vehicle together with its load to exceed a prescribed dimension requirement that would not be exceeded if the vehicle carried only 1 of the large indivisible items. (sch.8-sec.13-ssec.2) A load-carrying vehicle carrying 1 or more large indivisible items must not carry any other goods unless— the vehicle together with its load complies with the general mass limits; and the other goods are contained within the limits set by the prescribed dimension requirements. (sch.8-sec.13-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) , a load-carrying vehicle carrying a special purpose vehicle or agricultural vehicle may also carry equipment, tools, substances or detached parts to be used in conjunction with the vehicle being carried. (sch.8-sec.13-ssec.4) In this section— large indivisible item has the meaning it has under section 116 (4) of the Law.
- (a) the vehicle together with its load complies with the general mass limits; and
- (b) the vehicle carrying more than 1 large indivisible item does not cause the vehicle together with its load to exceed a prescribed dimension requirement that would not be exceeded if the vehicle carried only 1 of the large indivisible items.
- (a) the vehicle together with its load complies with the general mass limits; and
- (b) the other goods are contained within the limits set by the prescribed dimension requirements.