Section 51B
Determination of vehicle’s weight
of Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987
It shall be lawful for any police officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Chief Police Officer, or any road transport officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General or any
Board Officer to require the person in charge of any motor vehicle to allow the motor vehicle to be weighed by such officer, either laden or unladen, and for the weight transmitted to the road by any part of the
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motor vehicle in contact with the road to be tested, and for that purpose may forthwith weigh the motor vehicle.
(2)
Upon request by the person in charge of the motor vehicle, the authorized officer shall, after the completion of the weighing of such vehicle, issue a duplicate or copy of a certificate in respect of the weighing to the person.
(3)
Any person in charge of any motor vehicle who refuses or fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (1), or removes its load or any part of it before the motor vehicle is duly weighed, shall be guilty of an offence.
(4)
It shall not be lawful for any authorized officer to require the person in charge of the motor vehicle to unload the motor vehicle for the purpose of having it weighed unladen.