Road Traffic (Drivers' Licences) Amendment Regulations 1997 (WA)

31 January 19971	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974

ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVERS' LICENCES) AMENDMENT

REGULATIONS 1997

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1.      These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Drivers' Licences)

Amendment Regulations 1997.

Commencement

2.      These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Road Traffic

Amendment Act 1996 comes into operation.

Principal regulations

3.

are referred to as the principal regulations. In these regulations the Road Traffic (Drivers'Licences) Regulations 1975*

[* Reprinted as at 29 October 1996.

For amendments to 15 January 1997 see Gazette

1 November 1996.1

Regulation 4 amended

4.      Regulation 4 (3) of the principal regulations is amended -

in paragraph (a), by deleting "section 79" and substituting the

(a) following -

" section 48D "; and

(b) in paragraph (b), by deleting "section 80" and substituting the

following -

" section 48E ".

Regulation 13 amended

>7.

5.      Regulation 13 (2) (b) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting

"section 79 or 80" and substituting the following -

" section 48D or 48E ".

Regulation 14A amended

6.     Regulation 14A of the principal regulations is amended -

(a) by deleting item 1 (a) and substituting the following -

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(a)	under section 42 (2) (including a maximum of 2 driving tests to
satisfy the Director General that an a plicant is able to control
a ve A ' icle of the appropriate class) . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00

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(b) by deleting item 2 and substituting the following item -

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2.        For each additional driving test required to satisfy the Director General that an applicant is able to control a vehicle of

the appropriate class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00

and

in items 3 and 4, by deleting "(section 52)" and substituting the

(c) following -

" (section 47) ".

Various amendments as to "Director General"

7.    (1) The principal regulations are amended in the provisions mentioned

in the Table to this subregulation by deleting "Board7' in each place where it

occurs and substituting in each place the following -

" Director General ".

TABLE

regulation 4 (1)	regulation 15A (1)
regulation 5	regulation 15B (1)
regulation 5A (1) (b)	regulation 15C
regulation 5A (2)	regulation 15D (1)
regulation 5A (3) (in 2 places)	regulation 15D (2)
regulation 8	regulation 15D (3)
regulation 9	regulation 15E
regulation 9A (in 2 places)	regulation 16 (1)
regulation 13 (4)

Regulation 15D (1) of the principal regulations is amended by deleting

"Board's7' and substituting the following - (2)

" Director General's ".

(3) Re ulation 15E of the princi a1 regulations is amended by deleting

"satisfy itse f" and substituting the fo owing - f R

" be satisfied ".

By His Excellency's Command, J. PRITCHARD, Clerk of the Council.