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sch.3-sec.19Drawbar couplings
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sch.3-sec.19 Drawbar couplings
A coupling for attaching a heavy trailer, other than a semitrailer or pole-type trailer, to a towing vehicle in a combination must be built and fitted so that— the coupling is equipped with a positive locking mechanism; and the positive locking mechanism can be released regardless of the angle of the heavy trailer to the towing vehicle.
- (a) the coupling is equipped with a positive locking mechanism; and
- (b) the positive locking mechanism can be released regardless of the angle of the heavy trailer to the towing vehicle.