Correct as at 19th April 2024. It may be superseded at any time.
Extract taken from: Vehicle Inspection Portal > VIRMs > In-service certification (WoF and CoF) > Heavy vehicles > Certificate of loading
15 Certificate of loading
15-1 Certificate of loading
Reasons for rejection
Mandatory requirement
1. A heavy vehicle that requires a certificate of fitness (Note 1) does not have a certificate of loading (Note 2) displayed on the vehicle.
2. The vehicle is one of the following and the CoL is no longer valid:
a) the vehicle has been modified so as to require heavy vehicle specialist certification, or
b) the vehicle has been de-registered, or
c) an application for a change of use has been made (ie an MR14 has been completed) and the requirements for CoL differ for the new use, eg change from PSV to motorhome.
3. An invalid certificate of loading has not been surrendered to the vehicle inspector (Note 3).
Condition
4. A certificate of loading:
a) is illegible, or
b) is attached so that it is not easily visible, or
c) has details that do not match the vehicle, or
d) has obvious signs of tampering.
Note 1
Vehicles that require a certificate of fitness are listed in section 3.3.1 in the Introduction of this manual.
Note 2
Certificate of loading means a certificate issued under this section to a vehicle that requires verification of its loading and weight limits.
Note 3
A vehicle with an invalid certificate of loading requires a new certificate of loading.
Figure 15-1-1. Certificate of loading
Summary of legislation
Applicable legislation
Mandatory requirement
1. A heavy vehicle that requires a certificate of fitness (Note 1) requires a certificate of loading (Note 2).
2. Before issuing a certificate of fitness, a vehicle inspector must determine that a current certificate of loading is still valid, if one or more of the following events has occurred since the current certificate of loading was issued:
a) the vehicle has been modified so as to require heavy vehicle specialist certification, or
b) the vehicle has been de-registered, or
c) an application for a change of use has been made under section 16 of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986 and the requirements for certificates of loading differ for the new use.
3. If a vehicle inspector has determined that a current certificate of loading for a vehicle is no longer valid, they must request the vehicle’s operator to surrender the certificate to the NZTA.