Road Traffic Act · s 58

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s 58Excepted vehicles

Section 56 does not apply to —

(a)

the use of a vehicle for the purpose of funerals;

(b)

the use of a vehicle employed by or with the authority of a local authority or of any person empowered to exercise the powers of a local authority for road cleansing, road watering, or the collection or disposal of refuse or night soil;

(c)

the use of a vehicle for towing a disabled motor vehicle or for removing goods from a disabled vehicle to a place of safety;

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(d)

any vehicle owned by the Government;

(e)

any vehicle hired by a public officer for use in the execution of his duties, for such time as it is so hired.