Restriction on loads

No person shall load nor shall any person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer permit the same to be so loaded that any goods, freight or merchandise of any description or class– (a) protrudes more than 6" beyond either side; or Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic [CAP. 230 133 (b) protrudes beyond that portion of the body constructed or adapted for the carriage of freight in such a manner as to hinder the free opening and closing of any door of the cab or driver’s compartment of such vehicle; or (c) obstructs the view of the driver when seated in the driving seat either to the front or the right or the left or renders ineffective the rear view mirror; or (d) protrudes more than 3' beyond the front or rear of the vehicle: Provided that permission may be granted in writing by the Department of Transport to enable any person to carry on a suitable vehicle an indivisible load other than in conformity with the above provisions. Such permission shall be produced on demand by any police constable in uniform and may be subject to such conditions as regards the time and route to be taken by the vehicle and in other respects as the Department may think fit.