76 Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts
Road Traffic Act 1988 (1988 c 52) | Legislation

76  Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts

(1)     If any person—

(a)     fits a vehicle part to a vehicle, or

(b)     causes or permits a vehicle part to be fitted to a vehicle,

in such circumstances that the use of the vehicle on a road would, by reason of that part being fitted to the vehicle, [involve a danger of injury to any person or] constitute a contravention of or failure to comply with any of the construction and use requirements, he is guilty of an offence.

(2)     A person shall not be convicted of an offence under subsection (1) above if he proves—

(a)     that the vehicle to which the part was fitted was to be exported from Great Britain, or

(b)     that he had reasonable cause to believe that that vehicle—

(i)     would not be used on a road in Great Britain, or

(ii)     that it would not be so used until it had been put into a condition in which its use [on a road] would not constitute a contravention of or a failure to comply with any

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