Road Safety (General) Amendment (Portable Weighing Devices) Regulations 2016

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Road Safety (General) Amendment (Portable Weighing Devices) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 100/2016 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 1 5 Testing of portable weighing devices 2 6 Sealing of portable weighing devices 2 7 Certificate as to testing and sealing portable weighing devices 2 ═══════════════ Endnotes 3 -- 1 of 4 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2016 S.R. No. 100/2016 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (General) Amendment (Portable Weighing Devices) Regulations 2016 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 16 August 2016 Responsible Minister: LUKE DONNELLAN Minister for Roads and Road Safety ANDREW ROBINSON Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Road Safety (General) Regulations 2009 to enable the Corporation to authorise suitably qualified persons to test and seal portable weighing devices. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 September 2016. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Road Safety (General) Regulations 20091 are called the Principal Regulations. -- 2 of 4 -- Road Safety (General) Amendment (Portable Weighing Devices) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 100/2016 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 5 Testing of portable weighing devices (1) In regulation 61(1)(b) of the Principal Regulations, for "a technical officer, or the head, of the Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne" substitute "a person authorised by the Corporation under subregulation (5)". (2) In regulation 61(2) of the Principal Regulations, for "a technical officer, or the head, of the Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne" substitute "a person authorised by the Corporation under subregulation (5)". (3) In regulation 61(3) of the Principal Regulations, for "The University of Melbourne" substitute "The person who carried out the test under subregulation (1)". (4) After regulation 61(4) of the Principal Regulations insert— "(5) For the purposes of this regulation, the Corporation may authorise in writing a suitably qualified person to test a portable weighing device.". 6 Sealing of portable weighing devices In regulation 63(2) of the Principal Regulations, for "The University of Melbourne" substitute "The person who carried out the test under regulation 61(1)". 7 Certificate as to testing and sealing portable weighing devices In regulation 65(2) of the Principal Regulations, for "A person in the Engineering Department of the University of Melbourne" substitute "A person authorised by the Corporation under regulation 61(5)". ═══════════════ -- 3 of 4 -- Endnotes Road Safety (General) Amendment (Portable Weighing Devices) Regulations 2016 S.R. No. 100/2016 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Endnotes 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 115/2009. Reprint No. 2 as at 30 January 2015. Reprinted to S.R. No. 145/2014. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 199/2014, 9/2015, 62/2015, 85/2015, 121/2015, 12/2016 and 24/2016. -- 4 of 4 --