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Road Traffic Act 1930
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17Requirements as to employment of drivers and attendants.
(1)In the case of heavy locomotives and light locomotives, two persons shall be employed in driving or attending the locomotive whilst being driven on any highway, and where any such locomotive is drawing a trailer or trailers on a highway one or more persons, in addition to the persons employed as aforesaid, shall be employed for the purpose of attending to the trailer or trailers at the rate of one such additional person for each trailer in excess of one.
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to a road roller while engaged in rolling a road.
(2)Where a motor vehicle other than a heavy locomotive or a light locomotive is drawing a trailer or trailers on a highway, one person, in addition to the driver of the vehicle, shall be carried either on the vehicle or on a trailer for the purpose of attending to the trailer or trailers.
(3)For the purposes of this section the expression " trailer " shall not include any vehicle used solely for carrying water for the purposes of the drawing vehicle or any agricultural vehicle not constructed to carry a load.
(4)If any person causes or permits a motor vehicle or trailer to be driven or drawn in contravention of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)The Minister may by regulation vary the requirements of this section in respect of any class or description of motor vehicles or any class or description of trailers.
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