Motor Traffic Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

The Motor Traffic Regulations (Amendment) (ACT) Subordinate Law No. 28 of 1998 was made under the Motor Traffic Act 1936. The regulations were made to amend the Motor Traffic Regulations 1997 and to repeal and substitute Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations. The regulations came into effect on 1 September 1998.

The legal issues before the court were whether the amendments to the Motor Traffic Regulations were valid and whether they were consistent with the Motor Traffic Act 1936. The court had to consider whether the amendments were within the scope of the power conferred by the Act and whether they were reasonably necessary for the purposes of the Act.

The court found that the amendments were valid and consistent with the Act. The court held that the power to make regulations under the Act was wide enough to enable the amendments to be made. The court also held that the amendments were reasonably necessary for the purposes of the Act, as they were designed to improve road safety and to ensure that traffic offences were properly enforced.

The final orders of the court were that the Motor Traffic Regulations (Amendment) (ACT) Subordinate Law No. 28 of 1998 was valid and consistent with the Motor Traffic Act 1936. The regulations came into effect on 1 September 1998.