Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1990 (WA)

1106 GOVERNMENT GAZE 1 1 b, WA [16 February 1990

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974
ROAD TRAFFIC CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS (No. 2) 1990

Made by His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator in Execu- tive Council.

Citation

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

Regulations (No. 2) 1990.

Regulation 707 repealed and a regulation substituted

2.Regulation 707 of the Road Traffic Code 1975* is repealed and the following

regulation is substituted—

Blind pedestrian

707. (1) Every person shall give way to a pedestrian who—

(a)	displays a walking stick or cane that is predominantly white; or
(b)	is assisted in his or her movements by a guide dog.

(2) A person, other than a blind person, who—

(a)	displays a walking stick or cane that is predominently white; or
(b)	subject to subregulation (3), is assisted in his or her movements by

a guide dog,

commits an offence

(3) Subregulation (2) (b) does not apply to a person who in the course of his or her employment is training a guide dog to assist a blind person. ".

By His Excellency's Command, G. PEARCE, Clerk of the Council.

[*Reprinted in the Gazette of 25 October 1983 at pp. 4315-4358. For amendments to 5 January 1990 see pp. 348-349 of 1988 Index to Legislation of Western Australia and Gazettes of 7 and 21 July, 8 September and 15, 22 and 29 December 1989.]