Duties Regulations 2008

In this regulation —

is designed —

for use primarily in industry (whether in the public or private sector) including, without limiting the meaning of “industry”, agriculture, earth moving and forestry; and

to be driven or controlled by a person carried in or on the vehicle;

is not designed —

for use primarily for the carriage on roads of passengers or goods; or

for hauling a semi‑trailer;

is, or has permanently attached to it, an excavator, road roller, road grader, bulldozer, mechanical shovel, plough, rotary hoe or similar plant; and

is designed to be driven or controlled by a person carried in or on the vehicle; and

is not suitable for the carriage of any load other than accessories necessary for the operation of the vehicle.

For the purposes of section 244(a) of the Act, these classes of vehicles are prescribed —

a tractor;

tractor plant.

For the purposes of section 244(b) of the Act, the class of persons who own a tractor or tractor plant for which the vehicle licence charge is reduced under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014 regulation 81 is prescribed.

For the purposes of section 244(c) of the Act, these classes of purposes are prescribed —

travelling —

from one part of farming land to another part of that land; or

from farming land to another place to carry out farming activities;

carrying out fire fighting or fire prevention operations;

taking part in fire control exercises that have been authorised by a bush fire control officer appointed under the Bush Fires Act 1954;

if farming land is declared by the Agriculture Minister to be drought affected or water deficient — travelling between the farming land and a water supply for the purpose of carting water for stock or for domestic purposes.