Section 5

invalid carriages; that is to say, motor vehicles, the unladen weight of which does not exceed three thousand five hundred kilogrammes, which are specially designed and constructed or adapted for the use of a person suffering from some physical defect or disability and used solely by such a person;

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motor cycles; that is to say, motor vehicles with less than four wheels, and the unladen weight of which does not exceed four hundred and fifty kilogrammes;

tractors heavy; that is to say, motor vehicles not constructed to carry any load (other than water, fuel, accumulators and other equipment and materials used for the purposes of propulsion, loose tools and loose equipment), the unladen weight of which exceeds five thousand kilogrammes;

tractors light; that is to say, motor vehicles, the unladen weight of which does not exceed five thousand kilogrammes and which otherwise fall within the definition of “tractors heavy”;

motor cars heavy; that is to say, motor vehicles which are constructed to carry a load or passengers and the unladen weight of which exceeds three thousand five hundred kilogrammes;

motor cars; that is to say, motor vehicles (not falling within the definition of “motorcycles”), which are constructed to carry a load or passengers and the unladen weight of which does not exceed three thousand five hundred kilogrammes;

mobile machinery heavy; that is to say, motor vehicles which are designed as self-contained machines, propelled by means of mechanism contained within themselves and the unladen weight of which exceeds five thousand kilogrammes and are capable of being used on roads;

mobile machinery light; that is to say, motor vehicles, the unladen weight of which does not exceed five thousand kilogrammes and which otherwise fall within the definition of “mobile machinery heavy”;

pedestrian controlled vehicles; that is to say, motor vehicles constructed for the purpose of carrying a load or

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passengers and controlled by a person not seated or mounted on such a vehicle;

trolley vehicles; that is to say, vehicles deriving their power from overhead cables or rails and making connection with such source of power by means of a pulley or other device;

trailers; that is to say, vehicles other than land implements drawn by a motor vehicle, whether or not part of the trailer is superimposed on the drawing vehicle.

The Minister may make rules for subdividing any such class as specified in subsection (1) whether according to weight, construction, nature of tyres, use or otherwise and making different provisions with respect to each subdivision and varying in respect of any class the maximum or minimum weight fixed by this section.

Any reference in this Part to a class of motor vehicles shall include a reference to any subdivision of such a class.

For the purposes of this Part, a sidecar attached to a motor cycle shall, if it complies with the prescribed conditions, be regarded as forming part of the vehicle to which it is attached and not as being a trailer.

Prohibition of motor vehicles not complying with rules