1. All power-driven machinery, new or second-hand, shall be considered as machinery for the purpose of the application of this Convention.
2. The competent authority in each country shall determine whether and how far machinery, new or second-hand, operated by manual power presents a risk of injury to the worker and shall be considered as machinery for the purpose of the application of this Convention. Such decisions shall be taken after consultation with the most representative organisations of employers and workers concerned. The initiative for such consultation can be taken by any such organi sation.
3. The provisions of this Convention
(a) apply to road and rail vehicles during locomotion only in relation to the safety of the operator or operators;
(6) apply to mobile agricultural machinery only in relation to the safety of workers employed in connection with such machinery.
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In force from 25-06-1963
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