The Department for Infrastructure has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025" (S.R. 2025 No. 25), which comes into operation on 17th March 2025.

The Rule amends the Motor Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations (Northern Ireland)1999 to provide for an increase in the maximum authorised weights in domestic traffic for certain alternatively fuelled vehicles and certain zero-emission vehicles, to support their uptake as part of the move to a net zero emissions target.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr