Road Traffic Code Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1992 (WA)

31 December 1992] GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	6393
PE303	ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE AMENDMENT REGULATIONS (NO.2) 1992

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

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

Regulations (No.2) 1992.

Commencement

2.      These regulations come into operation on 1 January 1993.

Principal regulations

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

substantially rectangular in shape and

principal regulations.

[ *Reprinted in the Gazette of 25 October 1983 at pp.4315-58.

For subsequent amendments see 1991 Index to Legislation of Western Australia, pp.469-470 and Gazettes of 7 February and 7 March 1992.]

Regulation 103 amended

4.      Regulation 103 of the principal regulations is amended —

(a) in the definition of "de-restriction sign", by deleting "substantially a rectangular sign that" and substituting the following —

a sign, other than an end local traffic area sign, that is

substantially rectangular in shape and

(b) in the definition of "restriction sign", by deleting "a substantially rectangular sign that" and substituting the following —

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a sign, other than a local traffic area sign, that is

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(c) in the definition of "speed zone" by inserting after "carriageway" in the first place where it occurs the following -

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,other than a length of carriageway in a local traffic area,

and

(d) by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical positions the following definitions -

"end local traffic area sign" means a sign, erected near the boundary of a carriageway to face approaching drivers, that is substantially rectangular in shape and consists of -

(a)	the words "End Local Traffic Area" in black lettering; and
(b)	the symbol of an adult with a child, in black;

upon a white background;

"local traffic area" means a carriageway or length of

carriageway -

(a)	defined at its beginning by means of a local traffic area sign and at its end by means of an end local traffic area sign; or
(b)	that forms part of a network of 2 or more carriageways defined by means of -

(i)      local traffic area signs erected near the boundary of each carriageway that provides access to the network, so that a driver can only lawfully enter the network on a carriageway by passing a local traffic area sign; and

(ii)     end local traffic area signs erected near the boundary of each carriageway that provides an exit from the area, so that a driver can only lawfully exit the network on a carriageway by passing an end local traffic area sign;

"local traffic area sign" means a sign or combination of signs, erected near the boundary of a carriageway to face approaching drivers, that consists of -

(a)	the number "40" in black set within a red circle;
(b)	the words "Local Traffic Area" in black lettering;

and

(c) the symbol of an adult with a child, in black,

upon a white background;

Regulation iooi amended

1. Regulation 1001 (1) of the principal regulations is amended -

(a) by deleting "or" after paragraph (a);

(b) by deleting the fulistop at the end of paragraph (b) and substituting the following -

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;or ";and

(c) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraph -

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(c) in a local traffic area, at a speed exceeding 40
kilometres per hour.

By His Excellency's Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.