Passenger Transport Act 1990 Regulation relating to the use of motorcycles in tourist services (1993-27) [GG No 7 of 22.1.1993] (NSW)

1993—No. 27

PASSENGER TRANSPORT ACT 1990—REGULATION

(Relating to the use of motorcycles in tourist services)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 7 of 22 January 1993]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
and in pursuance of the Passenger Transport Act 1990, has been pleased

to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

BRUCE BAIRD,

Minister for Transport.

The Passenger Transport Regulation 1990 is amended:

(a) by inserting after clause 76 the following clause:

Use of motor cycles

77. (1) For the purposes of the definition of “tourist service”

in section 3 of the Act, a motor cycle is a prescribed kind of
vehicle.

(2) For the purposes of section 6 of the Act, motor cycles

used to provide a tourist service are to be taken to be public
passenger vehicles for the purposes of the Act.

(3) The provisions of the Act apply to motor cycles used to

provide any such services.

(4) In this clause, “motor cycle” means a motor vehicle that has 2 wheels or, if a sidecar or sidebox is attached to it, has 3 wheels, but does not include a motor tricycle.

(b) by omitting from Part 2 of Schedule 1 under the heading Offence the matter “Clause 31C (4)” and by inserting instead the matter “Clause 31C (2A)”.

1993—No. 27

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to extend the provisions of the Passenger Transport Act 1990 to motor cycles that are used to provide tourist services. The provisions of Part 2 of that Act will require the operator of any such service to demonstrate that the service and any vehicles used in it meet the safety, maintenance and other standards necessary for accreditation under those provisions.

The Regulation also makes a minor amendment by way of law revision.