Transport Act, 1944
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Increase of standard lorry weight of certain holders of merchandise (existing carrier's) licences. |
119.—(1) Where a licensee, whose existing standard lorry weight is less than his maximum lorry weight, applies to the Minister to amend his merchandise (existing carrier's) licence by increasing his standard lorry weight to his maximum lorry weight, the Minister shall amend the licence accordingly. | |
(2) For the purposes of this section— | ||
the word “licensee” means a licensee under a merchandise (existing carrier's) licence, other than any such licence granted by virtue of section 114 of this Act; | ||
the existing standard lorry weight for a licensee shall be taken to be the weight which was his standard lorry weight on the establishment date; | ||
the original standard lorry weight for a licensee shall be taken to be the standard lorry weight specified in his licence as originally issued or, if his standard lorry weight has been increased or determined under subsections (1) or (3) of section 11 of the Road Transport Act, 1934 (No. 17 of 1934), his standard lorry weight as so increased or determined; | ||
the maximum lorry weight for a licensee shall be taken to be— | ||
(a) in case his original standard lorry weight is four tons or less— | ||
(i) his original standard lorry weight increased by one-fifth, or | ||
(ii) two tons and five hundred-weights, whichever is the greater, or | ||
(b) in case his original standard lorry weight exceeds four tons— | ||
(i) his original standard lorry weight increased by one-tenth, or | ||
(ii) four tons and sixteen hundred-weights, whichever is the greater. |