SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Statutory Statements

Part I Statutory Statement of Ownership or Hiring

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1

For the purposes of Part III of this Act, a statutory statement of hiring is a statement on an official form, signed by the person providing it, being a person by whom a statement of liability was signed, and stating—

a

whether at the time of the alleged offence the vehicle was let to him under the hiring agreement to which the statement of liability refers, and

b

if it was not, the date on which he returned the vehicle to the possession of the vehicle-hire firm concerned.

2

An official form for a statutory statement of hiring shall—

a

indicate that the person providing the statement in pursuance of a notice relating to an offence served under section 63 of this Act by virtue of section 66 of this Act may give notice requesting a hearing in respect of the offence in the manner specified in the form, and

b

direct the attention of any person proposing to complete the form to the information provided in accordance with paragraph 3(3) below in any official form for a statutory statement of facts.

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In sub-paragraph (1) above “ statement of liability ”, “ hiring agreement ” and “ vehicle-hire firm ” have the same meanings as in section 66 of this Act.