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Road Safety (Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Amendment of regulation 301—Demerit points for certain drink-
driving offences 2
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STATUTORY RULES 2001
S.R. No. 173/2001
Road Safety Act 1986
Road Safety (Drivers) (Amendment) Regulations
2001
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 18 December 2001
Responsible Minister:
PETER BATCHELOR
Minister for Transport
HELEN DOYE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 19991 to
prescribe demerit points for certain drink-driving
offences, as a consequence of amendments to the
Road Safety Act 1986 made by the Road Safety
(Further Amendment) Act 2001.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 95 of
the Road Safety Act 1986.
3. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
21 December 2001.
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4. Amendment of regulation 301—Demerit points for
certain drink-driving offences
(1) In regulation 301(7) of the Road Safety (Drivers)
Regulations 1999 insert the following
definition—
' "RSA" means the Road Safety Act 1986;'.
(2) In regulation 301(7) of the Road Safety (Drivers)
Regulations 1999, in Table 301—
(a) in the heading to Column 2, for "Road Rules
Reference" substitute "Reference"; and
(b) before the first item insert the following
item—
"Driving or being in
charge of a motor vehicle
with more than the
prescribed concentration
of alcohol in the person's
blood, where the person's
driver licence or permit
has not been cancelled
for the offence under
section 50(1) or 50(1AB)
of the RSA
RSA 49 10".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 1: S.R. No. 26/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 23 March 2000 incorporating
amendments up to S.R. No. 120/1999. Further amended by S.R. Nos
5/2001, 29/2001 and 94/2001.
Endnotes
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