# Road Traffic Act 1991, Section 14: Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences.


For section 71 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 there shall be substituted—
“ Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences.
71 (1) A person who—
(a) drives a vehicle in contravention of a prohibition under section 69 or 70 of this Act, or
(b) causes or permits a vehicle to be driven in contravention of such a prohibition, or
(c) fails to comply within a reasonable time with a direction under section 70(3) of this Act,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for exceptions from subsection (1) above.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/40/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1991/section-14
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