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Motor caravan means a special purposes passenger car
constructed to include living accommodation which contains at least the
following equipment: |
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seats and table, |
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sleeping accommodation which may be converted from the seats,
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cooking facilities, and |
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storage facilities. |
This equipment shall be rigidly fixed to the living
compartment; however, the table may be designed to be easily removable.
The interpretation applied to this definition is as follows:
Seats and a Table
 | Are required to be an integral part of the living accommodation area,
and mounted independently of other items. |
 | The table must be capable of being mounted directly to the vehicle
floor and /or side wall. |
 | The table mounting arrangement must be secured as a permanent feature,
(bolted, riveted, screwed or welded), although the table may be
detachable. |
 | Permanently secured seating must be available for use at the table.
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 | The seats must be secured directly to the vehicle floor and/or side
wall. |
 | The seats must be secured as a permanent feature, (bolted riveted,
screwed or welded). |
Sleeping Accommodation
 | Must be an integral part of the living accommodation area.
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 | Either beds or a bed converted from seats (to form a mattress base)
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 | Secured as a permanent feature, with base structures bolted, riveted,
screwed or welded to the vehicle floor and / or side wall, (unless the
sleeping accommodation is provided as a provision over the driver's cab
compartment. |
Cooking Facilities
 | That are an integral part of the vehicle living accommodation and is
mounted independently of other items. |
 | That are secured to the vehicle floor and / or side wall.
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 | Secured as a permanent feature, (bolted, riveted, screwed, or welded.
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 | The cooking facility must consist of a minimum of a two ring cooking
facility or a microwave in either case having a fuel/power source.
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 | If the cooking facility is fuelled by gas having a remote fuel supply,
the fuel supply pipe must be permanently secured to the vehicle structure.
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 | If the cooking facility is fuelled by gas having a remote fuel supply,
the fuel reservoir must be secured in a storage cupboard or the reservoir
secured to the vehicle structure. |
Storage Facilities
 | Storage facilities must be provided by a cupboard or locker.
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 | The facility must be an integral part of the vehicle living
accommodation, i.e. mounted independently of other items, unless
incorporated below seat/sleeping accommodation or the cooking facility.
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 | The storage facility must be a permanent feature, (bolted, riveted,
screwed or welded). |
 | The storage facility must be secured directly to the vehicle floor and
/ or side wall, unless a storage provision is provided over the driver's
cab compartment. |
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