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The law in 101 words

19 November 2009 / Roderick Ramage
Issue: 7394 / Categories: Blogs , Profession
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Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Driving test car

The Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005, r 8 requires you to provide for your driving test a right hand drive four wheeled passenger car with a rigid roof, which has an adjustable driving seat with a head restraint and seat belt, a forward-facing front passenger seat, rear view mirrors for both the front passenger and the driver and is otherwise be suitable.

Unless you are disabled, the car must also have a means whereby you may, independently of the use of the accelerator or the brakes, gradually vary the proportion of the engine’s power which is transmitted to the road wheels.

Filing in time

A company limited by shares or by guarantee with a share capital must, within one month of making an allotment of shares, deliver to the registrar a return of allotments: Companies Act 2006, s 555. If the company makes default, an offence is committed by every officer of the company who is in default is

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