Transport Act, 1944
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Increase of standard tractor weight of certain holders of merchandise (existing carrier's) licences. |
120.—(1) Where a licensee, whose existing standard tractor weight is less than his maximum tractor weight, applies to the Minister to amend his merchandise (existing carrier's) licence by increasing his standard tractor weight to his maximum tractor weight, the Minister shall amend the licence accordingly. | |
(2) For the purposes of this section— | ||
the word “licensee” means a licensee under a merchandise (existing carrier's) licence, other than any such licence granted by virtue of section 114 of this Act; | ||
the existing standard tractor weight for a licensee shall be taken to be the weight which was his standard tractor weight on the establishment date; | ||
the original standard tractor weight for a licensee shall be taken to be the standard tractor weight specified in his licence as originally issued or, if his standard tractor weight has been increased, or determined under subsections (2) or (4) of section 11 of the Road Transport Act, 1934 (No. 17 of 1934), his standard tractor weight as so increased or determined; | ||
the maximum tractor weight for a licensee shall be taken to be— | ||
(a) in case his original standard tractor weight is four tons or less— | ||
(i) his original standard tractor weight increased by one-fifth, or | ||
(ii) two tons and five hundred-weights, whichever is the greater, or | ||
(b) in case his original standard tractor weight exceeds four tons— | ||
(i) his original standard tractor weight increased by one-tenth, or | ||
(ii) four tons and sixteen hundred-weights, whichever is the greater. |