Restrictions on licensing of certain motor vehicles and trailers

(1) No licence shall be issued for any motor vehicle or trailer which is not registered under this Act except those specified in section 9 (1) (a), (b) and (c), and no unlicensed vehicle shall be used on any public road, nor shall any industrial machinery be hauled on any public road by any tractor, whether registered or not, without the permission in writing of the Department. (2) The Department may grant a special licence to the owner of a tractor, goods vehicle or trailer for the conveyance of heavy machinery or other articles in excess of the maximum gross weight of such vehicle subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence. (3) The Department may grant to the owner of any machine to be used for industrial purposes or of any unregistered and unlicensed motor vehicle or trailer of a class specified in section 9 (1) (d), (e) or (f) a special licence for the passage or 26 conveyance of such machine, motor vehicle or trailer over the respective roads and streets. (4) A special licence as is mentioned in this section may be granted on payment of such fee as may be prescribed by the Minister and subject to such conditions as the Department may impose. (5) Any person to whom a licence has been granted under this section who fails to observe any of the conditions specified in such licence commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of fifty dollars, and in addition he shall be liable for any damages occasioned by his neglect or failure to observe any of such conditions. (6) Before issuing any licence under sub-sections (2) and (3), the Department may require the person applying for such licence to provide a bond in such amount as it may think adequate, and this bond shall be forfeited in the event of the vehicle causing any damage to the road and the cost of making good the damage shall be paid out of the amount of such bond, the balance being returned to the person giving the bond. (7) Any person who uses or allows to be used on any public road any motor vehicle or industrial machine in contravention of sub-section (1), commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.