Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
60. Power to detain vehicles for inspection
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police officer
“police officer” includes an extra police officer, a volunteer reserve police officer or an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Act 1967;
Act have not been complied with in respect of any motor vehicle, he may require such vehicle to be stopped and may require the driver of such vehicle to drive it to some other place, and the vehicle may, if
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle of any description, propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads, and includes a trailer;
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necessary, be detained by any police officer not below the rank of sergeant or any police officer in charge of a police station for the purpose of inspection by a police officer or a road transport officer or a person licensed to carry out inspection under this Act for the purpose of ensuring that such provisions have been complied with:
Provided that no motor vehicle shall be detained under this section for a period exceeding five working days.
If, on such inspection, it appears to a road transport officer that, by reason of any defects, being defects which are prescribed by rules as serious defects, such motor vehicle is or is likely to become unfit for use, or its use is or is likely to become dangerous unless the defects are remedied, he may prohibit the use of such motor vehicle:
road transport officer
“road transport officer” means any person appointed to be a road transport officer under section 3;
Provided that where in the opinion of such road transport officer the defects are such as can be remedied within any period not exceeding ten days and are not defects which involve immediate risk to persons using the motor vehicle or to persons using a road, the prohibition shall not operate before the expiration of that period.
road
“road” means— (a) any public road and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges, tunnels, lay-bys, ferry facilities, interchanges, roundabouts, traffic islands, road dividers, all traffic lanes, acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes, side-tables, median strips, overpasses, underpasses, approaches, entrance and exit ramps, toll plazas, service areas, and other structures and fixtures to fully effect its use; (b) for the purposes of sections 70 and 85, also includes a road under construction; and (c) for the purpose of sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 45A, also includes a parking place;
Subsections 59(3) to (9) shall apply to this section in the case where a prohibition order has been issued under subsection (2).