New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) A person operating a motor vehicle on a road, and any person loading that vehicle, commits an offence if the person fails to ensure that any load carried in or on the vehicle, or in or on a vehicle being towed by the vehicle driven by the operator, is secured and contained in such a manner that it cannot fall or escape from the vehicle.
(2) If a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1),—
(a) the maximum fine for an individual is $2,000 and the court may disqualify the person from holding or obtaining a driver licence for such period as the court thinks fit:
(b) the maximum fine for a body corporate is $10,000.
Compare: 1962 No 135 s 70(1)
Section 42(1): amended, on 22 June 2005, by section 26 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
