Traffic (General and Local) Amendment (Vehicle Standards Consequential) Regulations 2001
I, the 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 .
15 October 2001G. S. M. Green
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
P. A. Lennon
Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
These regulations may be cited as the Traffic (General and Local) Amendment (Vehicle Standards Consequential) Regulations 2001 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Standards) Act 2001 commences.
In these regulations, the Traffic (General and Local) Regulations 1956 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 8 amended (Offences)
Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:(a) by omitting subregulation (1);(b) by omitting from subregulation (2)(a) "or constructed, or in such a condition,".
5. Regulations 10, 14AA, 15, 16 and 16A rescinded
Regulations 10, 14AA, 15, 16 and 16A of the Principal Regulations are rescinded.
6. Regulation 17 amended (Motor cycle passengers)
Regulation 17 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting subregulation (2).
7. Regulation 17B amended (Motor vehicles not to draw other vehicles except in certain cases)
Regulation 17B of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting subregulations (1) and (1A) and substituting the following subregulation:(1) A person must not drive or use, or cause or permit to be driven or used, a combination on a public street unless –(a) the trailer or, if more than one, the leading trailer in the combination is securely fastened to the motor vehicle in the combination by a coupling that complies with the Vehicle Standards; and(b) if the combination has 2 trailers, the rear trailer is securely fastened to the leading trailer by a coupling that complies with the Vehicle Standards.
8. Regulations 19A, 19B and 19C rescinded
Regulations 19A, 19B and 19C of the Principal Regulations are rescinded.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 24 October 2001
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 (General and Local) Regulations 1956 consequent on the reforms effected by the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Vehicle Standards) Act 2001, mainly by rescinding provisions made redundant by those reforms.