60Form of notices

60 Form of notices

60 Form of notices

(1) A defective vehicle notice or defective vessel notice is to be in the form approved by the EPA and must include the following particulars—

(a) the defect on the basis of which it is issued,

(b) where the motor vehicle or vessel should be taken for inspection or testing for the purpose of having the notice withdrawn.

(2) A defective vehicle notice may indicate—

(a) what needs to be done to remedy the defect, and

(b) a date after which the motor vehicle must not be used on a road or road related area if the defect has not been remedied, and

(c) a date after which the motor vehicle’s registration under the Road Transport Act 2013 may be suspended if the defect has not been remedied.

(3) A defective vessel notice—

(a) may indicate what needs to be done to remedy the defect, and

(b) may indicate a date after which the vessel must not be used in navigable waters if the defect has not been remedied.