173A
CurrentDefence relating to registered owner or operator
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173A Defence relating to registered owner or operator
(1)
In proceedings for an offence against this Act in which a person is charged as a registered owner of a vehicle, it is a defence if the person proves—
(a)
that before the relevant time the ownership of the vehicle had been transferred to some other specified person; or
(b)
that the person was wrongly registered or recorded as an owner of the vehicle.
(2)
In proceedings for an offence against this Act in which a person is charged as the registered operator of a vehicle, it is a defence if the person proves that at the relevant time the person was not principally responsible for the operation or use of the vehicle.
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