Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 S.R. No. 68/2007 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Definitions 2 6 Heading for Part 2 substituted 2 PART 2—DRIVER ACCREDITATION, LICENCES AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS 2 7 New Division 1 of Part 2 3 Division 1—Driver Accreditation 3 6 Prescribed class of person to give medical certificate 3 7 Test of acuteness of vision 3 8 Substitution of references to private omnibus 3 9 Substitution of references to Secretary 3 10 Amendment of Schedule 1—vision acuteness test 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 i -- 1 of 6 -- STATUTORY RULES 2007 S.R. No. 68/2007 Transport Act 1983 Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 26 June 2007 Responsible Minister: LYNNE KOSKY Minister for Public Transport RUTH LEACH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 2005 to make further provision for the process for accrediting drivers of commercial passenger vehicles (other than taxi-cabs) and vehicles used for the operation of a private bus service. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 162, 169Z and 256 of the Transport Act 1983. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2007. 1 -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2007 Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 r. 4 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 20051 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Definitions In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations— (a) at the foot of the definition of accreditation insert— "Note This accreditation differs from driver accreditation as defined in section 86(1) of the Act."; (b) for the definition of private omnibus substitute— "private bus means a motor vehicle that is used for operating a private bus service;"; (c) the definitions of commercial passenger vehicle, driver's certificate and public commercial passenger vehicle are revoked; (d) in the definition of licence omit "or a private omnibus"; (e) in the definition of vehicle, for "private omnibus" substitute "private bus". 6 Heading for Part 2 substituted For the heading to Part 2 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "PART 2—DRIVER ACCREDITATION, LICENCES AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS". 2 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2007 Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 r. 7 7 New Division 1 of Part 2 For Division 1 of Part 2 of the Principal Regulations substitute— "Division 1—Driver Accreditation 6 Prescribed class of person to give medical certificate For the purposes of section 167(2)(a) of the Act, a prescribed class of person is a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005. 7 Test of acuteness of vision For the purposes of section 167(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed vision acuteness test is the test set out in Schedule 1.". 8 Substitution of references to private omnibus (1) In regulations 33(2) and 72(1), clauses 20, 21, 22 and 24 of Schedule 2 and the table to Schedule 3 of the Principal Regulations, for "private omnibus" (wherever occurring) substitute "private bus". (2) In the heading to Part 3 of Schedule 2 and in the table to Schedule 3 of the Principal Regulations, for "private omnibuses" (wherever occurring) substitute "private buses". 9 Substitution of references to Secretary (1) In regulations 16, 17, 18, 19, 20(3), 21, 22, 23, 42, 43(2), 47(1)(c), 49(a) and 71(2) and clauses 13, 23 and 25 of Schedule 2 of the Principal Regulations, for "Secretary" (wherever occurring) substitute "Director". 3 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2007 Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 r. 10 (2) In regulation 5(c) of the Principal Regulations, for "a bus company or the Secretary" substitute "a bus company, the Secretary or the Director". (3) In regulation 30 of the Principal Regulations, for "the Roads Corporation or the Secretary" (wherever occurring) substitute "the Roads Corporation, the Secretary or the Director". 10 Amendment of Schedule 1—vision acuteness test (1) In Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations for "Regulation 8" substitute "Regulation 7". (2) In Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations after clause 4, insert— "5 The test for acuteness of vision may be conducted by— (a) a person who is registered as an optometrist under the Health Professions Registration Act 2005; or (b) a registered medical practitioner within the meaning of the Health Professions Registration Act 2005. 6 The person who conducts the test may issue a certificate to the applicant which— (a) contains the results of the test; and (b) states whether or not the applicant has passed the test.". ═══════════════ 4 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 68/2007 Transport (Passenger Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 Endnotes ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 66/2005. Reprint No. 1 as at 16 November 2006 as amended by S.R. Nos 9/2006 and 86/2006. 5 -- 6 of 6 --