Part I General
Construction and use
I113 Power to prohibit driving of overloaded vehicles.
1
Section 70 of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
after the words “where a goods vehicle” there shall be inserted the words “
, or a motor vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers,
”
;
b
for the words “a goods vehicle examiner” there shall be substituted the words “
a vehicle examiner
”
;
c
at the end there shall be added the words “
or that by reason of excessive overall weight or excessive axle weight on any axle driving the vehicle would involve a danger of injury to any person
”
.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
for “69(2)” there shall be substituted “
69(6)
”
;
b
after the words “that limit” there shall be inserted the words “
or, as the case may be, so that it is no longer excessive
”
.
4
In subsection (4), for the words “a goods vehicle examiner” there shall be substituted the words “
a vehicle examiner
”
.