Clause 30

In the case of heavy locomotives and light locomotives, two persons shall be employed in driving or attending the locomotive whilst being driven on any road and where any such locomotive is drawing a trailer or trailers on a road one or more persons in addition to the persons employed as aforesaid shall be employed for the purpose of attending to the trailer or trailers at the rate of one such additional person for each trailer:Provided that this subsection shall not apply to a road roller.

Where a motor vehicle other than a heavy locomotive or a light locomotive is drawing a trailer or trailers on a road one person in addition to the driver of the vehicle shall be carried on each trailer for the purpose of attending to such trailer.

For the purposes of this section, the expression “trailer” shall not include any vehicle used solely for carrying water for the purposes of the drawing vehicle or any agricultural vehicle not constructed to carry a load or any road sweeping or road construction vehicles or any trailer or class of trailers exempted from the operation of this section by the Minister.

If any person causes or permits a motor vehicle or trailer to be driven or drawn in contravention of this section he shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.

The Minister may by rules prescribe the number of attendants who shall be and other persons who may be carried on goods vehicles and regulate the positions on the vehicle which they may occupy and the duties of such attendants.

The Minister may by rule vary the requirements of this section in respect of any class or description of motor vehicles or any class or description of trailers. [28]