14Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences
For section 71 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there shall be substituted—
“71Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences
(1)A person who—
(a)drives a vehicle in contravention of a prohibition under section 69 or 70 of this Act, or
(b)causes or permits a vehicle to be driven in contravention of such a prohibition, or
(c)fails to comply within a reasonable time with a direction under section 70(3) of this Act,
is guilty of an offence.
(2)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for exceptions from subsection (1) above.”