The Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024

SCHEDULE 2 REGISTER OF VEHICLES EXEMPT FROM TOLLS

Articles 2 and 8 1 Tolls may not be levied in respect of— (a) a vehicle whose details have been recorded on the exemptions register in accordance with this Schedule; (b) a vehicle being used in connection with— (i) the collection of tolls or charges; or (ii) the maintenance, improvement or renewal of, or other dealing with the Rixton and Warburton Bridge or any structure, works or apparatus in, on, under or over any part of the Rixton and Warburton Bridge; (c) a vehicle which, having broken down on the Rixton and Warburton Bridge while travelling in one direction, is travelling in the opposite direction otherwise than under its own power; (d) a military vehicle, that is, a vehicle used for army, naval or air force purposes, while being driven by persons for the time being subject to the orders of a member of the armed forces of the Crown; (e) a public service vehicle as defined in section 1 (definition of “public service vehicle”) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 which is being used in the provision of a local service as defined in section 2 (local services) of the Transport Act 1985; or (f) the following vehicles, being used in the execution of duty, at the time of passing over the Rixton and Warburton Bridge— (i) a vehicle being used for police purposes, or being the property of the Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the Service Authority for the National Crime Squad; (ii) a fire engine as defined by paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2 (exempt vehicles) to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994; (iii) a vehicle which is kept by a fire authority as defined by paragraph 5 of that Schedule; (iv) an ambulance as defined by paragraph 6 of that Schedule; or (v) a vehicle exempt from vehicle excise duty under paragraph 7 (vehicles being used or kept on a road by a health service body, a National Health Service trust, an NHS foundation trust, a Local Health Board or the Care Quality Commission). 2 Subject to paragraph 3, vehicles falling within the following descriptions of motor vehicles are eligible to be entered upon the exemptions register— (a) a vehicle owned by or being used for the transport of a person who has a disabled person’s badge and which displays a current disabled person’s badge issued under— (i) section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, or (ii) section 14 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978; or (b) a motorcycle as defined by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 or a moped. 3 With the exception of vehicles listed in paragraph 1(d) to (f) of this Schedule, a vehicle is not eligible to be entered upon the exemptions register if its height, width or weight (including load in each case) exceeds the following— (1) | (2) Height | 5.18 metres Width | 2.5 metres Weight | 7.5 tonnes 4 MSCC may, with the Secretary of State’s consent, amend, remove, revise or change categories of vehicles specified in paragraph 2, from time to time. 5 MSCC may require that an application to enter particulars of a vehicle on the exemptions register or to renew the registration of a vehicle— (a) includes all such information as MSCC may reasonably require; and (b) is made by such means as MSCC may accept. 6 Registration of a vehicle upon the exemptions register is subject to the imposition of such further conditions as MSCC may reasonably impose. 7 Where MSCC receives an application that complies with paragraph 5 to enter particulars of a vehicle on the exemptions register, or to renew the registration of a vehicle, and the vehicle falls within the descriptions set out in paragraph 2 subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, it will enter the particulars of that vehicle on the exemptions register within 20 working days of receiving such an application. 8 MSCC may remove particulars of a vehicle from the exemptions register— (a) in the case of a vehicle registered in relation to the holder of a disabled person’s badge, when that person ceases to be an eligible person for a disabled person’s badge as set out in paragraph 2(a); (b) in the case of any vehicle at the end of the period of 7 consecutive days beginning with the day on which a change in the keeper of the vehicle occurred, unless MSCC renews the registration for a further period on application to it by or on behalf of the new keeper. 9 Where the registered keeper of a vehicle is aware that the vehicle has ceased or will cease to be a vehicle eligible to be entered on the exemptions register the keeper must notify MSCC of the fact within 7 days of becoming so aware, and MSCC will remove the particulars of the vehicle from the exemptions register as soon as reasonably practicable or from the date notified to MSCC as the date on which it will cease to be a vehicle eligible to be recorded on the exemptions register. 10 If MSCC is no longer satisfied that a vehicle is an exempt vehicle it may— (a) notify the registered keeper of its intention to remove the particulars of the vehicle from the exemptions register; and (b) remove the particulars of the vehicle from the exemptions register no earlier than 14 days after sending the notification. 11 Nothing in this Schedule prevents the making of a fresh application for particulars of a vehicle to be entered in the exemptions register either on receipt of a notification of the intention to remove the particulars of the vehicle, or after they have been removed from it in accordance with any provision of this Schedule.