18PROrder preventing contract with certain person to operate public weighbridge

#### 18PR Order preventing contract with certain person to operate public weighbridge (1) The Secretary may, by order in writing, direct that: (a) a public weighbridge licensee must terminate any contract with a specified person to operate any public weighbridge; or (b) a public weighbridge licensee is to continue to contract with a specified person to operate any public weighbridge only in compliance with specified conditions. (2) The Secretary must not make such an order unless satisfied that it is necessary to do so because of the person’s lack of competency, or lack of fitness in any other respect, to exercise the functions concerned. (3) If the Secretary makes an order under this section, the Secretary must: (a) serve a copy of the order on the person to whom it relates (if the person’s whereabouts are known to the Secretary); and (b) serve a copy of the order on each public weighbridge licensee that the Secretary knows has contracted with the person when the order is made. The order comes into force on the last day on which it is served. (4) It is a condition of each public weighbridge licence of that public weighbridge licensee that the licensee must comply with an order in force under this section. (5) It is a condition of each contract entered into by the public weighbridge licensee, either before or after the public weighbridge licence is granted, that the licensee may vary or terminate the contract if required to do so to comply with an order in force under this section.