Mr. Chairman, I recognize that if you're on the highway and the conditions are so that your plates are covered, then it might be reasonable for the officer or the driver to clean the plates to have it free of dirt and obstacles. But, if it goes to the courts, how would the legal interpreter interpret this section?

If, at that time, the conditions are such that you cannot control the amount of dirt or obstacles on your plate, then I would think you would have to interpret the case according to the law. That means I would be guilty of the offence under this section, right? There would be no two ways about it.