Road Safety (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

i Road Safety (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 172/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objectives 1 2. Authorising provision 2 3. Commencement 2 4. Principal Regulations 2 5. Amendment of regulation 106—Certificates 2 6. Amendment of regulation 303—Use of automatic detection devices 3 7. Amendment of regulation 313—Matters indicated by an image or message produced by a prescribed process 3 8. Amendment of Schedule 4 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 172/2001 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (General) (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. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 as a consequence of amendments made to the Road Safety Act 1986 by the Road Safety (Further Amendment) Act 2001 and, in particular— (a) to provide for new traffic infringement notices in relation to certain drink-driving offences; and (b) to prescribe the manner of use of certain automatic detection devices; and (c) to prescribe the form of certain evidentiary certificates and to provide for the issuing of evidentiary certificates by authorised persons; and -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 172/2001 Road Safety (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 2 (d) to provide for the issuing of evidentiary certificates as to the speed limit at a particular time and place. 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. 4. Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Road Safety (General) Regulations 1999 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 5. Amendment of regulation 106—Certificates (1) In regulation 106 of the Principal Regulations— (a) for "section 84(1) or (3)" substitute "section 84(1), (3) or (4A)"; and (b) after paragraph (c) insert— "(ca) in the case of a certificate issued by an authorised person, a statement to that effect; and". (2) At the end of regulation 106 of the Principal Regulations insert— "(2) A certificate under section 83A(1) is in the prescribed form if, in addition to any of the matters referred to in that section, the certificate— (a) states that it is a certificate issued by an authorised person under section 83A of the Act; and r. 2 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 172/2001 Road Safety (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 3 (b) in the case of a certificate certifying that a printed image or message was produced by a prescribed process, is issued by the person who caused that image or message to be printed; and (c) certifies that, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person issuing the certificate, the matters set out in the certificate are true and correct.". 6. Amendment of regulation 303—Use of automatic detection devices In regulation 303 of the Principal Regulations for "80A and 81" substitute "80A, 81 and 83A(1)". 7. Amendment of regulation 313—Matters indicated by an image or message produced by a prescribed process In regulation 313(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "80A and 81(b)" substitute "80A, 81(1)(c) and 81(2)". 8. Amendment of Schedule 4 In Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations for the entry in respect of Code 2094 substitute— "1995 Drive or be in charge of motor vehicle with blood alcohol level of 0·05 or more but less than 0·07g/100ml RSA 49 300 1996 Drive or be in charge of motor vehicle with blood alcohol level of 0·07 or more but less than 0·10g/100ml RSA 49 300". ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 172/2001 Road Safety (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 27/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 March 2001. Further amended by S.R. Nos 47/2001 and 57/2001. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --