Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations 1994 (WA)

1198	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	[18 March 1994
PESO].

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1994

Western Australia, Table 4, pp. 224-6.]

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1.     These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic Code Amendment

Regulations 1994.

Commencement

2.      These regulations come into operation on 19 March 1994.

Principal Regulations

3.      In these regulations the Road Traffic Code 1975* is referred to as the

principal regulations.

[* Reprinted as at 19 October 1983.

For amendments to 9 March 1994 see 1992 Index to Legislation of

18 March 1994] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1199

Regulation 103 amended

4.     Regulation 103 (1) of the principal regulations is amended in the

definition of "speed zone" by deleting ", other than a length of carriageway in

a local traffic area,".

Regulation 503 amended

5.      Regulation 503 (1) of the principal regulations is amended in paragraph

(b) of the definition of "fast travel carriageway" by inserting after "'permitted is" the following —

*1

not less than

Regulation 1001 amended

6.      Regulation 1001 (7) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting

"80" and substituting the following —

" 90

Regulation 1803A amended

7.      Regulation 1803A of the principal regulations is amended by inserting

before subregulation (1) the following subregulation

(1a) In a freeway speed zone in which the maximum speed permitted is 100 kilometres per hour a person shall not drive a vehicle at less than 80 kilometres per hour unless —

(a)	traffic congestion prevents the person from driving the vehicle at 80 kilometres per hour; or
(b)	for any other reason, it is unsafe or imprudent for the person to drive the vehicle at 80 kilometres per hour.

By His Excellency's Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.