Section 68, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) Where a motor vehicle or motor vehicle with a trailer isweighed and found to be in compliance with the applicable weight, a certificate of weight shall be given to the person in charge of the motor vehicle and the certificate of weight shall exempt the motor vehicle and the trailer if any, from being weighed so long as it is during the continuation of the same journey and carrying the same load. (2) Where a person in charge of a weighing station suspects that the driver of a motor vehicle has tampered with any load already weighed, the person shall require that the motor vehicle and the trailer, if any, be reweighed. (3) Where the motor vehicle or the vehicle and trailer if any, is weighed and it is found to be overloaded - (a) the excess load shall be offloaded immediately at the cost of the person in charge of the vehicle; (b) there shall be imposed on the person a penalty charge of such amount as shall be prescribed under this Act. (4) Where a person fails to pay the penalty charge under subsection (3) within such period as is prescribed, the person shall be charged with the offence of being in charge of over-loaded vehicle and shall on summary conviction be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 12 months. Weighing of Liability for overloaded vehicle or trailer. 40 41