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(1)Section 75 of the [1988 c. 52.] Road Traffic Act 1988 (vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (3), sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a) shall be omitted and for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—
“(b)it is in such a condition that its use on a road would involve a danger of injury to any person”.
(3)In subsection (4), after the words “that condition” there shall be inserted—
“(a)”, and at the end there shall be added the words
“or
(b)would involve a danger of injury to any person.”
(4)In subsection (6), paragraph (c) shall be omitted.
(5)After subsection (6) there shall be inserted—
“(6A)Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) above shall not apply in relation to a person who, in the course of a trade or business—
(a)exposes a vehicle or trailer for sale, unless he also proves that he took all reasonable steps to ensure that any prospective purchaser would be aware that its use in its current condition on a road in Great Britain would be unlawful, or
(b)offers to sell a vehicle or trailer, unless he also proves that he took all reasonable steps to ensure that the person to whom the offer was made was aware of that fact.”
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