New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) A person may not operate an unsafe motor vehicle on a road.
(2) If the regulations or the rules require a vehicle to have current evidence of vehicle inspection or a current certificate of loading, or both, a person may not operate the vehicle on a road without the appropriate current evidence of vehicle inspection or certificate or both (as the case may require).
(3) A person operating a motor vehicle that is required to have current evidence of vehicle inspection or a certificate of loading must comply with the provisions in the regulations and the rules concerning such evidence or certificate, and the operation of the vehicle.
(4) Evidence of vehicle inspection must be displayed on the vehicle to which it applies.