Section 63, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) Subsections (2) and (3) shall apply where a cargovehicle or a motor vehicle adapted to carry passengers or goods has been weighed in pursuance of a requirement imposed under this Act and it appears to– (a) a vehicle examiner; (b) a person authorized with the consent of the Licensing Authority to act for the purposes of this subsection; or (c) a police officer authorized to act for those purposes by a senior police officer; that the limit imposed by construction and use requirements with respect to any description of weight which is applicable to that motor vehicle has been exceeded or would be exceeded if it were used on a road because of excessive overall weight or excessive axle weight on any axle and that, driving the motor vehicle would involve a danger or injury to any person or cause damage to property. (2) A person referred to in subsection (1) may, whether or not a notice is given under this Act, give notice in writing to the person in charge of the motor vehicle prohibiting the driving of the motor vehicle on a road until - prohibit driving of unfit motor Prohibition conditional o n prohibit driving of cargo (a) the weight is reduced to that limit or it is no longer excessive; and (b) official notification in writing has been given to the person in charge of the motor vehicle that, it is permitted to proceed. (3) A person referred to in subsection (1) may, also by direction in writing, require the person in charge of the motor vehicle to remove it to the place and subject to the conditions specified in the direction. (4) Official notification for the purposes of subsection (2) may be withheld until the motor vehicle is weighed or reweighed in order to satisfy the person giving the notification that the weight has been reduced to the prescribed limit.