Road Transport (General) Act 1999

For the road transport legislation, each of the following is a responsible person for a vehicle:

for a registered vehicle—a registered operator of the vehicle, unless the vehicle has been disposed of by the operator;

for an unregistered vehicle to which a trader’s plate is attached—the person to whom the trader’s plate is issued under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999;

for an unregistered vehicle to which no trader’s plate is attached—a person who was last recorded as a registered operator of the vehicle;

for a light rail vehicle—the rail transport operator for the light rail vehicle;

anyone else prescribed by regulation.

Note A statutory instrument may make different provisions about different matters and apply the provisions differently by reference to stated exceptions or factors (see Legislation Act, s 48).