ciallaíonn “gaireas ardaithe acastóra” sásra arna fheistiú ar fheithicil chun an t-acastóir a ardú den talamh go hiomlán agus é a ísliú chuig an talamh;
'axle-lift device' means a mechanism fitted to a vehicle for the purpose of raising the axle clear off the ground and lowering it to the ground;
ciallaíonn “acastóir ardaithe” acastóir is féidir a ardú óna ghnáthshuíomh agus é a ath-ísliú le gaireas ardaithe acastóra;
'lift axle or retractable axle' means an axle which can be raised from its normal position and re-lowered by an axle-lift device;
ciallaíonn “acastóir inluchtaithe” acastóir ar féidir an t-ualach air a athrú gan an t-acastóir a ardú le gaireas ardaithe acastóra;
'loadable axle' means an axle the load on which can be varied without the axle being raised by the use of an axle-lift device;
m i gcás ina bhfuil an fheithicil feistithe le gaireas ardaithe acastóra agus go bhfuil an t-acastóir glanta den talamh;
1,00 m where the vehicle if fitted with an axle-lift device and the axle is cleared off the ground;
I gcás ina bhfuil gaireas ardaithe ag ceann amháin nó níos mó de na hacastóirí nach bhfuil faoi stiúir, tabharfar an rothfhad tagartha leis an acastóir íslithe nó an t-acastóir ardaithe – cibé acu is faide – san áireamh.
Where one or more of the non-steering axles has an axle lift device the reference wheelbase with the axle lowered or the axle lifted — whichever is the longest — shall be taken into account.
Dearfar agus suiteálfar gach gaireas ardaithe acastóra atá feistithe ar fheithicil, chomh maith leis na córais chun é a oibriú, ar bhealach a thabharfaidh cosaint dóibh ó úsáid mhíchuí nó ó athrú calaoiseach.
Every axle-lift device fitted to a vehicle, as well as the systems for its operation, shall be designed and installed in such a manner as to protect them against any improper use or tampering.
De mhaolú ar cheanglais phointe 1 agus chun cabhrú le mótarfheithiclí nó cónaisc feithiclí bogadh ar aghaidh ar thalamh sleamhain agus chun tarraingt na mbonn ar na dromchlaí sin a mhéadú mar aon lena so-ionramháilteacht a fheabhsú, féadfaidh an gaireas ardaithe acastóra an t-acastóir/na hacastóirí ardaithe nó inluchtaithe mótarfheithicle nó leathleantóra a ghníomhrú chun an mhais ar acastóir tiomána na mótarfheithicle a mhéadú nó a laghdú, faoi réir na gcoinníollacha seo a leanas:
By way of derogation from the requirements of point 1 and to help motor vehicles or vehicle combinations to move off on slippery ground and to increase the traction of the tyres on these surfaces as well to improve their manoeuvrability, the axle lift device may actuate the lift- or loadable axle(s) of a motor vehicle or semi-trailer to increase or decrease the mass on the driving axle of the motor vehicle, subject to the following conditions: