Consideration of application for goods carriage permit
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Summary
When a Regional Transport Authority considers an application for a goods carriage permit, it must specially assess what will be carried, focusing on goods that are dangerous or hazardous to human life. It must also examine the nature of any chemicals or explosives for their safety risk to people. Based on that assessment the Authority can impose safety conditions or refuse the permit to protect human life.
Example
Priya applies for a goods carriage permit to transport industrial solvents to a factory. The RTA must check whether the solvents are hazardous and whether carrying them endangers people; it may require special containers, route limits, trained drivers, or refuse the permit to protect human life.
Bare Act
Enacted textA Regional Transport Authority shall, in considering an application for a goods carriage permit, have regard to the following matters, namely—
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(a) the nature of the goods to be carried with special reference to their dangerous or hazardous nature to human life;
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(b) the nature of the chemicals or explosives to be carried with special reference to the safety to human life.
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