# Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999, Regulation 115: Maintenance and use of vehicle so as not to be a danger, etc.


(1) A motor vehicle, a trailer drawn by it and all parts and accessories of such vehicle and trailer shall at all times be in such condition, and the number of passengers carried by such vehicle or trailer, the manner in which passengers are carried in or on such vehicle or trailer, and the weight, distribution, packing and adjustment of the load of such vehicle or trailer shall at all times be such, that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to a person in or on the vehicle or trailer or on a road.
(2) The load carried by a motor vehicle or trailer shall at all times be so secured, if necessary by physical restraint other than its own weight, and be in such a position, that neither danger nor nuisance is likely to be caused to any person or property by reason of the load or part of it falling or being blown from the vehicle or by reason of any other movement of the load or part of it in relation to the vehicle.
(3) A motor vehicle or trailer shall not be used for a purpose for which it is so unsuitable as to cause or be likely to cause danger or nuisance to a person in or on the vehicle or trailer or on a road.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/454/regulation/115 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/motor-vehicles-construction-and-use-regulations-northern-ireland-1999/regulation-115
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