Part IGeneral

Construction and use

13Power to prohibit driving of overloaded vehicles

1

Section 70 of the [1988 c. 52.] Road Traffic Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after the words “where a goods vehicle” there shall be inserted the words “, or a motor vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers,”;

b

for the words “a goods vehicle examiner” there shall be substituted the words “a vehicle examiner”;

c

at the end there shall be added the words “or that by reason of excessive overall weight or excessive axle weight on any axle driving the vehicle would involve a danger of injury to any person”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

for “69(2)” there shall be substituted “69(6)”;

b

after the words “that limit” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, so that it is no longer excessive”.

4

In subsection (4), for the words “a goods vehicle examiner” there shall be substituted the words “a vehicle examiner”.