8. Control of supply of vehicles.
(1) A person shall not supply, or offer to supply, a vehicle to which this subsection applies, for delivery in such a condition that the vehicle does not comply with the requirements of regulations under sections 11 and 12 of the Principal Act applying in relation to the vehicle when used in a public place or on a public road and specified for the purpose of this subsection by regulations under this section.
(2) A person shall not alter a vehicle to which this subsection applies so as to render its condition such that the vehicle does not comply with the requirements of regulations under sections 11 and 12 of the Principal Act applying in relation to the vehicle when used in a public place or on a public road and specified for the purpose of this subsection by regulations under this section.
(3) Subject to regulations under this section, the Minister may issue a certificate or certificates (in this section referred to as type approval certificates) certifying that a vehicle of any type (in this section referred to as a type vehicle) complies with the prescribed requirements.
(4) A person shall not supply, or offer to supply, a vehicle to which this subsection applies, unless there is in force in respect of the vehicle and provided therewith either -