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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (VEHICLE OPERATIONS) ACT 2001 (NO. 71 OF 2001) - SECT 17

Section 52 amended (Powers of entry)

Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (a) in subsection (1) :
(ab) to inspect the load on any such vehicle or combination; and
(ac) to inspect any documents issued by the Registrar or the Commission under this Act and any records or documents required to be kept at the premises for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:
(2)  In the course of carrying out an inspection under subsection (1) , the police officer or authorised officer may –
(a) direct a person to answer reasonable questions relating to the inspection; and
(b) make copies of, or take extracts from, records or documents referred to in subsection (1)(ac) .



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