146Offences—prime contractor—immobilised or stopped

146 Offences—prime contractor—immobilised or stopped vehicle (a) the prime contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a road vehicle transporting a placard load has broken down or is

Immobilised and stopped vehicles Part 15.1 (b) the prime contractor fails to ensure, as soon as practicable, that the vehicle is— (i) repaired so that it can be driven safely off the road; or (ii) towed to a place where it can be repaired. (a) the prime contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a road vehicle transporting a placard load has broken down or is (b) the prime contractor fails to— (i) remove the dangerous goods from the vehicle before the road vehicle is repaired or towed; and (ii) transport the dangerous goods from the place of the breakdown or immobilisation. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the risk involved in complying with subsection (2) (b) is greater than the risk involved in not complying with it. mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58). (4) A prime contractor commits an offence if— (a) the prime contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a road vehicle transporting a placard load has broken down or is (b) the road vehicle is carrying dangerous goods that would require the driver of the road vehicle to hold a dangerous goods driver (c) the road vehicle is towed by a tow truck; and

(d) the prime contractor fails to ensure that the driver of the tow truck— (i) holds a dangerous goods driver licence that would authorise the driver to drive a vehicle with the dangerous goods; or (ii) is accompanied in the cabin of the tow truck by a person who holds a dangerous goods driver licence that would authorise the person to drive a vehicle with the dangerous

General precautions Part 15.1A