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UK Law Reference
All sections of Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Act 2018
2018 c. 19, s.20

Section 20 — Trailer safety: report

This version in force from 2018-07-19

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The Secretary of State must prepare a report on the number and causes of road traffic accidents occurring in England, Wales or Scotland during the reporting period which—

(a) involved trailers, and

(b) caused injury or death to any person.

(2) The report must contain an assessment of whether—

(a) regulations under section 13 should provide for the compulsory registration of relevant trailers;

(b) regulations under section 21 should be made.

(3) The report must be laid before Parliament within the period of one year beginning with the day on which this section comes into force.

(4) In this section—“relevant trailers” means trailers which are kept or used on roads and— (a) if constructed or adapted to carry a load, weigh more than 750 kilograms when laden with the heaviest such load; (b) otherwise, weigh more than 750 kilograms; “reporting period” means a period determined by the Secretary of State, which must be a continuous period of at least 12 months ending no earlier than 18 months before the day on which this section comes into force.