51Definitions

51 Definitions

51 Definitions

In this Part—

added load means the moveable load carried by a vehicle.

axle load means the total load, determined in accordance with section 69, transmitted to the road by all wheels of a vehicle that are mounted on an axle.

load-carrying, in relation to a vehicle or combination, means a vehicle or combination carrying, or built to carry, a load.

loaded mass means the mass of a vehicle and its added load.

total mass means—

(a) for a load-carrying vehicle or combination—the loaded mass of the vehicle or combination, and

(b) for a non load-carrying vehicle or combination—the mass of the vehicle or combination together with—

(i) the goods, passengers and drivers in or on the vehicle or combination, and

(ii) the fuel, water, lubricants and readily removable equipment carried in or on the vehicle or combination and required for its normal operation, and

(iii) personal items used by a driver of the vehicle or combination, and

(iv) anything normally removed from the vehicle or combination when not in use.

vehicle includes the vehicle’s equipment and substances the vehicle is carrying essential for its operation.

wheel includes a group of wheels that are mounted on an axle and are on one side of the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle.