Traffic (Vehicle Loads and Dimensions) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000

Traffic (Vehicle Loads and Dimensions) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000

I, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Traffic Act 1925 .

7 August 2000

W. J. E. COX

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

P. A. LENNON

Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Traffic (Vehicle Loads and Dimensions) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2000 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 commences.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Traffic (Vehicle Loads and Dimensions) Regulations 1975 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.   Regulation 2 amended (Interpretation)

Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subregulation (1) the definition of "axle";

(b) by inserting after the definition of "general permit" in subregulation (1) the following definition:

GTM (gross trailer mass) means the maximum loaded mass of a trailer –

(a) as specified by the trailer's manufacturer; or

(b) as specified by the Registrar if –

(i) the manufacturer has not specified a maximum loaded mass; or

(ii) the manufacturer cannot be identified; or

(iii) the trailer has been modified to the extent that the manufacturer's specification is no longer appropriate;

5.   Regulations 18 and 19 rescinded

Regulations 18 and 19 of the Principal Regulations are rescinded.

6.   Schedule 3 amended

Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from column 4 of Part II "a Passenger Vehicle Certificate that is endorsed to indicate that he or she has been approved by the Registrar as a hazardous conditions driver" and substituting "a public passenger vehicle ancillary certificate endorsed to indicate that he or she has been approved by the Registrar as a hazardous conditions driver".

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 11 August 2000

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Traffic (Vehicle Loads and Dimensions) Regulations 1975 consequential on the enactment of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .