Road Traffic Act 1988

73 Provisions supplementary to sections 69 to 72. E+W+S

[F1 (1) Where it appears to a person giving a notice under section 69(6) or 70(2) of this Act that the vehicle concerned is an authorised vehicle, he must as soon as practicable take steps to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of—

(a) the traffic commissioner by whom the operator’s licence was granted for the vehicle, and

(b) the holder of the licence if he is not in charge of the vehicle at the time when the notice is given.

(1A) Where it appears to a person giving a notice under section 69(6) or 70(2) of this Act that the vehicle concerned is used under a PSV operator’s licence, he must as soon as practicable take steps to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of—

(a) the traffic commissioner by whom the PSV operator’s licence was granted for the vehicle, and

(b) the holder of the licence if he is not in charge of the vehicle at the time when the notice is given.

(1B) In a case not within subsection (1) or subsection (1A) above, a person giving a notice under section 69(6) or 70(2) of this Act must as soon as practicable take steps to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of the owner of the vehicle if he is not in charge of it at the time when the notice is given.

(1C) A person giving a notice to the owner of a vehicle under section 72(7) of this Act must as soon as practicable take steps to bring the contents of the notice to the attention of any other person—

(a) who was the person to whom the previous notice under section 69(6) or 70(2) was given and was then the owner of the vehicle, or

(b) to whose attention the contents of the previous notice were brought under this section.]

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) Any reference in sections 69 to 72 of this Act to the driving of a vehicle is, in relation to a trailer, a reference to the driving of the vehicle by which the trailer is drawn.

(4) In this section and section 72 of this Act “authorised vehicle” and “operator’s licence” have the same meaning as in Part V of the M1 Transport Act 1968 [F3 ; and “PSV operator’s licence” has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981].

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 73(1)(1A)(1B)(1C) substituted (1.7.1992)for s. 73(1) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 56(2); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.

F2 S. 73(2) repealed (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), ss. 48, 83, Sch. 4 para. 56(3), Sch. 8; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.

F3 Words in s. 73(4) added (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s. 48, Sch. 4 para. 56(4); S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 73 restricted (1.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1217, reg.7 (with reg. 11).

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 73.