Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012
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Certificate of roadworthiness. |
5.— (1) Where a CVR test operator issues a pass statement in relation to tests carried out on a CVR vehicle in accordance with section 4 the Minister shall issue, or cause to be issued, a certificate of roadworthiness in respect of that vehicle. | |
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) the Minister may make regulations providing for— | ||
(a) the issue, form, display, validity and duration of a certificate of roadworthiness, | ||
(b) the issue of, and fee for, a certificate of roadworthiness and a replacement certificate of roadworthiness, | ||
(c) the revocation of a certificate of roadworthiness (and related matters including the reimbursement of fees), | ||
(d) the giving up of a certificate of roadworthiness that has been revoked, and | ||
(e) the recall and retesting of a vehicle in respect of which a certificate of roadworthiness has been issued. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes a provision of regulations made under subsection (2) that is stated in the regulations to be a penal provision commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine. | ||
(4) The existence of a certificate of roadworthiness that is in force in respect of a vehicle does not affect any prosecution for an offence under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2011. |