Section 20M: Weight and dimension of vehicles
consolidated text (as at 2012). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
20M. Weight and dimension of vehicles
(1) (a) Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer shall at the request of
the Commissioner, furnish such evidence as he may reasonably have or
obtain with regard to—
(i) the unladen weight of the motor vehicle or trailer;
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(ii) the maximum load that the manufacturer of the
motor vehicle or trailer states that the vehicle or
trailer has been built to carry; and
(iii) any recommended distribution of the weight over
the axles of the vehicle or trailer and the height,
length and width of the motor vehicle or trailer.
(b) Any person who contravenes paragraph (a) shall commit an offence.
(2) The Commissioner may require—
(a) a dealer in motor vehicles or trailers to furnish a sworn
declaration specifying—
(i) the unladen weight of any motor vehicle or trailer
in his business;
(ii) the maximum load that the manufacturer of the
motor vehicle or trailer states that the vehicle or
trailer has been built to carry; and
(iii) any recommended distribution of the weight over
the axles of the vehicle or trailer and the height,
length and width of any motor vehicle or trailer
sold by him;
(b) a manufacturer of motor vehicles or trailer bodies to
furnish a declaration concerning the weight and the dimensions of the bodies he has built.
(3) A dealer or manufacturer who contravenes subsection (2) shall commit an offence.