Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Motor Vehicle Traders) Regulations 1996

Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Motor Vehicle Traders) Regulations 1996

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 and on the recommendation of the Minister, make the following regulations under the Fair Trading Act 1990 .

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

FRANK MADILL

Minister for Consumer Affairs

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Motor Vehicle Traders) Regulations 1996 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 27 March 1996.

3.   Prescribed code of practice

The code of practice as endorsed by a resolution of both Houses of Parliament and set out in Schedule 1 is prescribed as the code of practice for motor vehicle traders.

4.   Penalty provision

[Regulation 4 Inserted by S.R. 1999, No. 101, Applied:13 Oct 1999] A person must not contravene or fail to comply with a provision of the code of practice for motor vehicle traders.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units and a daily fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

SCHEDULE 1 - Code of practice for motor vehicle traders

Regulation 3

[Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2000, No. 132, Applied:14 Aug 2000]

[Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 1999, No. 101, Applied:13 Oct 1999]

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

Notified in the Gazette on 24 January 1996

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.