Motor Vehicles Act 1949
5AProvisions relating to motor vehicles also apply to trailers
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5A Provisions relating to motor vehicles also apply to trailers (1) A provision of this Act that refers to a motor vehicle, other than an excluded provision, applies to a trailer in the same way that it applies to a motor vehicle.
Motor Vehicles Act 1949 11 (2) For subsection (1), each of the following is an excluded provision: (a) the provisions of this Part; (b) sections 8, 8A, 10, 10A, 11, 11A, 12, 12A, 13A(1A), 14(3) and (5), 16 to 18 and 23 to 25D; (c) the provisions of Parts 2A and 3; (d) sections 37, 45 and 47; (e) the provisions of Part 5A; (f) sections 60B, 101 to 102, 102AA, 103, 104, 106, 108, 109, 111, 113, 116, 117, 119(c)(ia) and 138; (g) the provisions of Schedule 4; (h) a provision of the Regulations prescribed by regulation. Note for section 5A In a provision specified in subsection (2), a reference to a motor vehicle includes a trailer at any time attached to the vehicle due to the definition motor vehicle in section 5(1).