Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996

i Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996 S.R. No. 5/1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objectives 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Principal Regulations 2 5. Amendment of regulation 205 2 6. Amendment of regulation 230 2 ═══════════════ NOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1996 S.R. No. 5/1996 Road Safety Act 1986 Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 23 January 1996 Responsible Minister: W. R. BAXTER Minister for Roads and Ports KATHY WILSON Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are— (a) to enable the Corporation to calculate demerit points from the date the relevant offence occurred; and (b) to replace a reference to the Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) Act 1975; and (c) to amend certain definitions for driver licensing purposes. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 95 of the Road Safety Act 1986. 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on the day on which section 10 of the Road Safety -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 5/1996 Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996 2 (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1995 comes into operation. 4. Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the 1 Road Safety (Procedures) Regulations 1988 are called the Principal Regulations. 5. Amendment of regulation 205 In regulation 205(3) of the Principal Regulations— (a) in the definition of "heavy combination vehicle", in paragraph (b) omit "heavy"; (b) in the definition of "light rigid vehicle", in paragraph (b) after "(including the driver)" insert "and does not exceed 8 tonnes maximum loaded mass". 6. Amendment of regulation 230 In regulation 230 of the Principal Regulations— (a) in sub-regulation (2)(d), for "Part VIIIA of the Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) Act 1975" substitute "Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Court Act 1989"; and (b) after sub-regulation (2) insert— "(2A) Demerit points recorded under sub-regulation (2) must be recorded as having been incurred on the date on which the relevant offence is alleged to have occurred.". ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 5/1996 Road Safety (Procedures) (Demerit Points) Regulations 1996 3 NOTES 1 S.R. No. 28/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 23/1994 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 110/1994, 127/1994, 178/1994, 43/1995, 60/1995, 98/1995, 115/1995, 128/1995, 142/1995 and 154/1995. -- 4 of 4 --