(1) No person shall —
(a) subject to sections 32 and 182, operate on a road a motor vehicle or trailer that is loaded in violation of the weight or the maximum number of passengers for which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered under this Act; or
(b) contravene any other condition of registration of a motor vehicle or trailer under this Act.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(3) If an offence is committed under this section by an employee in the course of business of the employer, the employer is guilty of the like offence unless the employer establishes that the offence was committed without his or her knowledge or consent and that he or she exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission.
(4) If an offence is committed under this section, the registered owner of the motor vehicle or trailer is guilty of the like offence unless he or she establishes that the offence was committed without his or her knowledge or consent and that he or she exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission.
(Substituted by Act 10 of 2006)