108ADisplay of certificate of accreditation—heavy vehicle

108A Display of certificate of accreditation—heavy vehicle driver assessor (1) A heavy vehicle driver assessor commits an offence if the assessor— (a) uses a motor vehicle that is owned by the assessor or the assessor’s employer for driver assessment; and (b) does not display the assessor’s certificate of accreditation— (i) so that the information on the photo-side of the certificate can reasonably be read by a person in the driver’s seat of the vehicle; or

(ii) in accordance with an approval under this section. (2) On application by a heavy vehicle driver assessor, the road transport authority may, in writing, approve a way in which the heavy vehicle driver assessor may display the assessor’s certificate of accreditation. (3) A heavy vehicle driver assessor commits an offence if the assessor— (a) uses a motor vehicle that is not owned by the assessor or the assessor’s employer for driver assessment; and (b) fails to show, before beginning assessment, the assessor’s certificate of accreditation to the person being assessed. (4) For subsection (3), the assessor must show the assessor’s certificate of accreditation so that the information on the photo-side of the certificate can reasonably be read by the person to whom it is shown. (5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.