(1)  If a public weighbridge is used only to measure the tare mass of a vehicle for registration purposes, that use is not to be considered to be use as a public weighbridge for the purposes of section 43 of the Act so long as –

(a) the operator of the weighbridge issues a written statement of the mass measured; and

(b) that statement is marked with the words "FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSES ONLY" in prominent capital letters at least 5mm high.

(2)  Regulation 25 does not apply to the operator of a weighbridge to which subregulation (1) applies.