ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 163D
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 163D
163D—Inspection of vehicles and issue of certificates of inspection
(1) A vehicle to which
this Part applies must not be driven on a road while carrying passengers
(other than the driver) unless the vehicle is the subject of a current
certificate of inspection.
(1a) The owner and the
operator of a vehicle to which this Part applies must ensure that the vehicle
is produced to the Authority for inspection at least once within each
prescribed period or as the Authority may direct in a particular case.
(2) Subject to
subsections (3) and (3a), the Authority must, after inspection of a
vehicle and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a certificate of
inspection in the prescribed form in respect of that vehicle and, subject to
this Act, that certificate remains in force until the expiration of the next
period, specified in the certificate, within which the vehicle must be again
inspected.
(3) The Authority must
not issue a certificate of inspection—
(a) if
the inspection reveals a mechanical defect or inadequacy that may, in the
opinion of the Authority, render the vehicle unsafe; or
(b) if
the vehicle does not comply with prescribed requirements relating to its
design, construction or safety.
(3a) The Authority may
refuse a certificate of inspection if, in its opinion, the vehicle has not,
since a certificate was last issued, been maintained in accordance with a
prescribed scheme of maintenance that applies to the vehicle.
(4) The Minister may
exempt such persons, or persons of such class, from payment of the prescribed
fee as the Minister thinks fit.
(5) The Authority may,
when issuing a certificate of inspection, attach such conditions to the
certificate as it thinks fit.
(6) If a vehicle is
driven on a road in contravention of subsection (1), or when a condition
of a certificate of inspection in respect of the vehicle has not been complied
with, the driver, the owner and the operator of the vehicle are each guilty of
an offence.