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Home Dictionary Name: motorMotor Car
Motor Car, means a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being a motor cycle or an invalid carriage, which is constructed itself to carry a load or passengers and of which the weight unlades: (1) if it is constructed solely for the carriage of passengers and their effects, is adapted to carry not more than seven passengers exclusive of the driver, and is fitted with tyres of such type as may be specified in regulation made by the secretary of state, does not exceed 3,050 kilograms; (2) if it is constructed or adapted for use for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description does not exceed 3,050 kilograms, or 3,500 kilograms, if the vehicle carries a container or containers for holding, for the purpose of its propulsion; any fuel which is wholly gaseous at 17.5' Celsius under a pressure of 1.013 bar or plant and material for producing such fuel; or (3) in a case falling within neither head (1) nor head (2) above, does not exceed 2,540 kilograms, See Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th...
Motor vehicle
Motor vehicle, means any mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use upon roads whether the power of propulsion is transmitted thereto from an external or internal source and includes a chassis to which a body has not been attached and a trailer; but does not include a vehicle running upon fixed rails or a vehicle of a special type adapted for use only in a factory or in any other enclosed premises or a vehicle having less than four wheels fitted with engine capacity of not exceeding [twenty-five cubic centimetres]. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (28)]A 'motor vehicle' means any mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use upon roads whether the power of propulsion is transmitted thereto from an external or internal source and includes a chassis to which a body has not been attached and a trailer; but does not include a vehicle running upon fixed rails or a vehicle of a special type adapted for use only in a factory or in any other enclosed premises', Automotive Manu...
Light Motor Vehicle
Light Motor Vehicle, 'light motor vehicle' means a transport vehicle or omnibus the gross vehicle weight of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 7,500 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2(21)]--means a transport vehicle or omnibus the gross vehicle weight of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 7500 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (21)]...
Medium passenger motor vehicle
Medium passenger motor vehicle, means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle, or educational institution bus other than a motor cycle, invalid carriage, light motor vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2(24)]...
Motor cycle
Motor cycle, means a mechanically propelled vehicle, not being an invalid carriage with less than four wheels, the weight of which unladen does not exceed 410 kilogram, Halsbury's Law of England, 4th Edn., Vol. 40(1), para 13 at p. 23.Motor cycle. Road Traffic Act,1930, s. 2 (1) (f): mechanically propelled vehicles (not classified as invalid carriages) with less than four wheels and the weight unladen does not exceed 8 cwt. A driving licence can be obtained at sixteen, but a driving test must be passed and also insurance against third-party risks must be taken out; for offences, etc., see, generally, the Act.It means a two-wheeled motor vehicle, inclusive of any detachable side-car having an extra wheel, attached to the motor vehicle. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (27)]...
motor driven
Driven or actuated by a motor esp by an individual electric motor An electric motor forms an integral part of many machine tools in numerous modern machine shops...
motored
equipped with a motor or motors motorized Opposite of unmotorized...
motorization
the act of motorizing equiping with motors or with motor vehicles...
Heavy passenger motor vehicle
Heavy passenger motor vehicle, means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle or educational institution bus or omnibus the gross vehicle weight of any of which, or a motor car the unladed weight of which, exceeds 12,000 kilograms. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (17)]...
Motor bicycle
Motor bicycle, means a motor vehicle which has two wheels, and has a maximum design speed exceeding 45 kmph and, if powered by an internal combustion engine, has a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cubic centimeters, and includes a combination of such a motor vehicle and a side-car. [(English) Road Traffic Act, 1988, s. 108(1) (as amended)]...
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