Road Transport (Secured Load) Regulations, 2008 (Statutory Instrument 69 of 2008)
Seychelles
Road Transport (Secured Load) Regulations, 2008
Statutory Instrument 69 of 2008
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Commenced on 15 September 2008
- [This is the version of this document at 1 August 2016.]
These Regulations may be cited as the Road Transport (Secured Load) Regulations, 2008. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"canopy" means a large or wide water resistant or waterproof material used for protecting exposed objects or areas;"canvas" means an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric;"construction materials" means articles, materials, or supplies for incorporation into the building or work and includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies;"tarpaulin" means a large sheet of strong, flexible, water resistant or waterproof material made or canvas or polyester coated with a kind of plastic. No person shall drive a commercial vehicle loaded with construction materials in a manner that such load or any part thereof shall project above the height from the rear body of the vehicle. No person shall drive or move a loaded commercial vehicle on any road, street, highway or other public place unless such vehicle is so constructed, loaded or covered so as to prevent any of its loads from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. No person shall operate any vehicle so as to track or drop mud, stones, concrete, gravel or other similar material on any street, highway or other public place. The driver of a loaded refuse vehicle or vehicle use for transporting refuse shall ensure that he protects the refuse at all times and shall not allow the leaking or dropping of any watery substance from the vehicle. Where, on the coming into operation of these Regulations, a truck owner or driver who does not have in his possession such materials to which these Regulations apply, the truck owner or driver has three months from the date of coming into operation of these Regulations to buy and install such materials to the truck.1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Commercial vehicle loaded with construction materials
4. Dropping, sifting etc. of loads
5. Tracking or dropping of mud etc.
6. Loads to be covered with canvass, tarpaulin or canopy
7. Leaking, dropping etc. of refuse
8. Transitional provisions
9. Offence