No person shall operate a vehicle on a public road towing another vehicle—
| (a) |
if the length of the tow-rope, chain or tow-bar between the two vehicles exceeds three and a half metres; |
| (b) |
if the towed vehicle is connected to the towing vehicle in such a manner that both vehicles are not under control; |
| (c) |
unless the steering gear of the vehicle being towed is controlled by a person holding a code of driving licence authorising him or her to drive the class of such vehicle, if the towed vehicle is fitted with steering gear contemplated in regulation 200(1): Provided that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the case where— |
| (i) |
the steerable wheels of the towed vehicle are being carried clear of the ground; or |
| (ii) |
the device connecting the towing vehicle to the towed vehicle is such that the steerable wheels of the towed vehicle are controlled by such device; |
| (d) |
if the brakes of the towed vehicle do not comply with the provisions of regulation 155, unless the towing vehicle is connected to the towed vehicle by means of a drawbar or tow-bar; |
| (e) |
at a speed in excess of 30 kilometres per hour, unless the towing vehicle is connected to the towed vehicle by means of a drawbar or a tow-bar; |
| (f) |
if the towed vehicle is conveying persons at a speed in excess of 30 kilometres per hour, unless the towed vehicle is a semi-trailer; or |
| (g) |
if the towing vehicle is a motor cycle, motor tricycle, motor quadrucycle or pedal cycle. |
Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
