S.L. 65.22 Art. 12Check certificate and place of inspection.

(1) In carrying out checks the competent authority is to record all results upon inspection in a form provided for in the First

Schedule. A copy of this checklist or a certificate showing the result of the check shall be given to the driver of the vehicle: Provided that notwithstanding the provisions of the last preceding paragraph, the Minister may from time to time order the granting to the competent authority of the right to carry out additional specific measures for detailed checks and specific enforcement action.

(2) The checks shall be random and may be performed on any road open to the public.

(3) The places chosen for the checks to be performed must permit defaulting vehicles to rectify any deficiencies on the spot, or, to be detained there if the competent authority carrying out the check considers it necessary or appropriate to immobilize the vehicle and this without causing a safety hazard.

(4) Checks may also be carried out at the premises of undertakings as a preventive measure, or, where infringements which jeopardize safety in the transport of dangerous goods have been recorded, at the roadside.

(5) The duration of the checks shall not exceed a reasonable length of time and the transport unit shall not be delayed for longer than is necessary.

(6) Where appropriate, and provided that this does not constitute a safety hazard, samples of the goods transported may be taken for testing to laboratories approved by the competent authority.