6In section 1 of the Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972 (power to prohibit driving of foreign goods vehicle) in subsection (6)(a) for sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) there shall be substituted the words “section 40A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (using vehicle in dangerous condition etc) or regulations under section 41 of that Act (construction, weight, equipment etc of motor vehicles and trailers),”.
7In section 2(3B) of that Act (provisions supplementary to section 1) for “72(9)” there shall be substituted “72A”.
8In section 7(1) of that Act (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of “examiner”, for the words following “means” there shall be substituted the words “an examiner appointed under section 66A of the [1988 c. 52.] Road Traffic Act 1988, or a constable authorised to act for the purposes of this Act by or on behalf of a chief officer of police”, and
(b)in the definition of “official testing station” for “72(8)” there shall be substituted “72A”.
9In Schedule 2 to that Act (provisions relating to vehicles and their drivers) after the entry relating to section 100 of the [1968 c. 73.] Transport Act 1968 there shall be inserted the following entry—
| “Section 40A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. | To create offence of using motor vehicle or trailer in dangerous condition etc.” |