Part I General
Construction and use
I114 Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences.
For section 71 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there shall be substituted—
71 Unfit 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.