Road Safety (Road Rules) (Road Rules Modification No. 3) Regulations 2001

i Road Safety (Road Rules) (Road Rules Modification No. 3) Regulations 2001 S.R. No. 56/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Commencement 2 4. Modifications to Road Rules 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2001 S.R. No. 56/2001 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (Road Rules) (Road Rules Modification No. 3) Regulations 2001 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 19 June 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 (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 to modify the effect of the Road Rules so as to— (a) increase the penalties for contraventions of certain speed-limits; and (b) empower the Roads Corporation to exempt drivers of certain vehicles from the requirement that they make a vehicle secure before leaving it. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 56/2001 Road Safety (Road Rules) (Road Rules Modification No. 3) Regulations 2001 2 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2001. 4. Modifications to Road Rules In Schedule 4 to the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 1 , after item 5 insert— '6. Rule 20 of the Road Rules is to be read as if for the penalty at the foot of the rule there were substituted— "Penalty: in the case of drivers of large vehicles, 12 penalty units; in the case of drivers of vehicles other than large vehicles, 6 penalty units.". 7. Rule 213 of the Road Rules is to be read as if after subrule (4) there were inserted— "(5) Subrule (3)(a) and (4) do not apply to the driver of a vehicle acting in accordance with an exemption from the application of those subrules granted by the Corporation under subrule (6). (6) The Corporation may exempt a driver of a vehicle or class of vehicles from the requirements of subrule (3)(a) and (4) subject to any conditions the Corporation thinks fit.".'. ═══════════════ r. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 56/2001 Road Safety (Road Rules) (Road Rules Modification No. 3) Regulations 2001 3 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 120/1999 as amended by S.R. Nos 95/2000 and 126/2000. Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --