SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Penalty for failure to secure goods vehicle etc
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1
Section 36 (power to detain vehicles etc in connection with penalties under section 32) is amended as follows.
2
In the heading, after “section” insert “31A or”
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3
In subsection (2A)(a), for “is an employee of its owner or hirer” substitute “drives the vehicle pursuant to a contract (whether or not a contract of employment) with the owner or hirer of the vehicle”
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4
After subsection (2A) insert—
2AA
In the case of a detached trailer, subsection (2A) has effect as if—
a
a reference to the driver were a reference to the operator, and
b
the reference to driving the vehicle were a reference to operating it.
5
After subsection (5) insert—
6
A document which is to be issued to or served on a person outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of this section may be issued or served—
a
in person,
b
by post,
c
by facsimile transmission,
d
by electronic mail, or
e
in another prescribed manner.
7
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a document issued or served in a manner listed in subsection (6) in accordance with the regulations is to be taken to have been received at a time specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations.