Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Public Service Vehicles and Franchises
75. Presumptions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In any proceedings for an offence under Part 7, in so far as it may be necessary to establish the offence charged, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that —
any conveyance of persons or goods in a motor vehicle was for hire or reward;
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
the passengers carried in a motor vehicle were being carried in consideration of separate payments made by them;
a vehicle is not a vehicle is relation to which any licence under Part 7 has been issued;
vehicle
“vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, constructed, adapted or capable of being used on roads, whether mechanically propelled or not.
any person is not the holder of a licence issued under the provisions of Part 7 in respect of a motor vehicle;
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
any person is the owner of a motor vehicle; and
owner
“owner” means the person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered by a licensing officer: Provided that in the case of a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the term means the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement;
any person is the holder of a licence under Part 7.
Terms defined in s 2
motor vehicle
Defined · s 2“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” means the person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered by a licensing officer: Provided that in the case of a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the term means the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement;
person
Defined · s 2“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
vehicle
Defined · s 2“vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, constructed, adapted or capable of being used on roads, whether mechanically propelled or not.
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