Section 8 Affixing, etc. of designated marks.

(1)

Any person who, without reasonable excuse—

(a)

affixes or causes or permits to be affixed a designated mark, or

(b)

permits a designated mark to remain affixed,

to transport equipment at a time when there is not in force a certificate of compliance for the equipment, shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction liable to a fine not exceeding F1level 3 on the standard scale.

(2)

Any person who—

(a)

with intent to deceive applies to transport equipment a mark so nearly resembling a designated mark as to be calculated to deceive, or

(b)

fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the direction of an examiner to remove to remove a mark so calculated to deceive,

shall be guilty of an offence and on summary conviction liable to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46, (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6