6Meaning of heavy vehicle

6 Meaning of heavy vehicle

6 Meaning of heavy vehicle

(1) For the purposes of this Law, a vehicle is a heavy vehicle if it has a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5t.

(2) Also, for the purposes of this Law, a combination that includes a vehicle with a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5t is a heavy vehicle.

(3) However, rolling stock is not a heavy vehicle for the purposes of this Law.

(4) In this section—

rolling stock—

1 Rolling stock is a vehicle designed to operate or move on a railway track and includes a locomotive, carriage, rail car, rail motor, light rail vehicle, tram, light inspection vehicle, self-propelled infrastructure maintenance vehicle, trolley, wagon or monorail vehicle.

2 A vehicle designed to operate both on and off a railway track is rolling stock when the vehicle is being—

(a) operated or moved on a railway track; or

(b) maintained, repaired or modified in relation to the operation or movement of the vehicle on a railway track.

s 6: Am 2018 No 10, sec 15; 2018 (354), Sch 1 [1].