# Weights and Measures Act 1985, Paragraph 8


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, if all or any of the ballast on the vehicle is being carried in such circumstances that paragraph 7 above does not apply to it, there shall before the journey begins be delivered to the person in charge of the vehicle a document containing a statement to that effect signed by or on behalf of the person causing that ballast to be carried and giving the name and address of the last-mentioned person, and if this paragraph is contravened the last-mentioned person shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply where all the ballast in the vehicle is being carried in such circumstances that paragraph 7 does not apply to it and is being so carried in a container which does not form part of the vehicle.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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