Locomotives Act 1898

9 Licences for locomotives.

(1) Every locomotive shall be licensed by a county council, provided that this enactment shall not apply to any agricultural locomotive, to any locomotive not used for haulage purposes, to any steam roller, or to any locomotive belonging to a road authority when used by them within their district.

(2) The licence shall be taken out in the county in which the locomotive is at the time ordinarily used, or to be used, and shall remain in force for one year from the date on which it is granted and no longer : Provided that, if any question arises as to the county in which a licence is to be taken out under this section, such question shall be determined by agreement between the chairmen of the councils of the counties concerned, or in case of their failing to agree by an arbitrator appointed by them, or in their default by the Local Government Board.

(3) The council of a county shall grant a licence under this section on the payment of a fee not exceeding ten pounds if the weight of the locomotive (exclusive of water and coal) is not more than ten tons, with an addition not exceeding two pounds for every ton or fraction of a ton by which that weight exceeds ten tons in the case of a locomotive exceeding that weight.

(4) The council of a county shall on the grant of a licence provide the person to whom the licence is granted with a licence plate, having marked upon it the date and number of the licence and the name of the council by which it is granted.

(5) The licence plate shall be fixed in a conspicuous position to the locomotive in respect of which it is provided, and shall not be removed, whilst the licence is in force, without the consent of the council by whom the licence has been granted.

(6) A licence may, with the consent of the council by which it has been granted, be transferred from one locomotive to another locomotive belonging to the same owner.

(7) Where a locomotive is licensed in accordance with this section in any county, an additional licence may be taken out in any other county in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as in the case of the original licence, except that such additional licence shall expire on the same date as the original licence, and except that with regard to the payment to be made for licences a fee not exceeding five pounds shall be substituted for a fee not exceeding ten pounds, and an addition not exceeding one pound for an addition not exceeding two pounds.

(8) A locomotive in respect of which such an additional licence granted under this section by the council of any county is in force shall for the purpose of the use of the locomotive in that county be deemed to be licensed in that county.

(9) A locomotive shall not be used on any highway in a county in which it is not licensed, except on payment to the council of the county of a fee not exceeding two shillings and sixpence for each day on which it is so used.

(10) If any person—

(a) uses on any highway a locomotive which is required to be, but is not, licensed in accordance with this section ; or

(b) uses a locomotive on any highway in a county in which the locomotive is not licensed without payment of the fee required by this section ; or

(c) fails to affix the licence plate to a locomotive in accordance with this section, or removes it in contravention thereof,

that person shall be liable for each offence, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

(11) Any sums received on account of fees under this section, shall be carried to the county fund.