Briggs v Gibson's Bakery Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1948 |
| Date | 01 January 1948 |
| Court | King's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
- Limited company permitting servant to drive vehicle when uninsured -Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (N.I.), 1930 (20 21 Geo. 5, c. 24), s. 6 - Whether limited company a "person" - Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 53 Vict., c. 63), ss. 2, 19.
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Sect. 6 (1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (N.I.), 1930, makes it unlawful for "any person" to use or permit the use of a motor vehicle on a public highway unless there is in force such insurance against third-party risks as complies with the requirements of that Act. By s. 6 (2) of that Act if "a person" acts in contravention of the section he is liable to fine or imprisonment or to both, and "a person"so convicted shall be disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence. Held, that a limited company which permitted its employee to use a motor vehicle on a public highway was "a person" within the meaning of the section and could accordingly be convicted of an offence thereunder. The fact that the provisions of section 6 (2) relating to disqualification for holding or obtaining a driving licence are inappropriate to a body corporate which is not capable of holding or obtaining such licence does not...
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