Luxury Hire Car Industry Amendment Regulations 2004
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 Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995 .
22 December 2004W. J. E. COX
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
BRYAN GREEN
Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
These regulations may be cited as the Luxury Hire Car Industry Amendment Regulations 2004 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Luxury Hire Car Industry Regulations 2000 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 6A inserted
After regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted in Division 1:(1) A person issued a licence number-plate for a luxury hire car must ensure that the number-plate is affixed so that the number on the plate is clearly legible from a distance of 20 metres at any point within an arc of 45 degrees from the surface of the plate above or to either side of the luxury hire car.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.(2) A person issued a licence number-plate for a luxury hire car must not affix that number-plate to a vehicle that is not the luxury hire car for which the licence number-plate was issued.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
5. Regulation 11 substituted
Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:11. Custom not to be solicited in a public place
(1) A licensee or driver of a luxury hire car must not solicit, in a public place, a person to hire a luxury hire car.(2) A licensee or driver of a luxury hire car must not cause or permit a person to solicit, in a public place, another person to hire a luxury hire car.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 December 2004
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 Luxury Hire Car Industry Regulations 2000 by –(a) requiring a number-plate to be affixed in a certain position; and(b) making it an offence for certain people to solicit, in a public place, a person to hire a luxury hire car.