Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Amendment Rules 2002 (WA)

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TRANSPORT

Road Traffic Act 1974

Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Amendment

Rules 2002

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Vehicle
Standards) Amendment Rules 2002.

2.            The rules amended

These amendments are to the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards)
Rules 2002*.

r Published in Gazette 12 August 2002, p. 4033-1481

3. Rule 1

amended " regulations ".

(a) the vehicle is more than 30 years old; or

4. Rule 2

amended " rules ".

5.           Rule 21 amended

Rule 21(2) is repealed and the following subrule is inserted instead

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(2) A motor vehicle with a GVM not over 4.5 t must have

a right-hand drive unless —

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(b) the vehicle -

(i)     is more than 15 years old, but not more than 30 years old; and

(ii)     is used solely for personal use.

6.            Rule 28 amended

Rule 28(3)(b) is deleted and the following paragraph is inserted instead -

"

(b) a transport enforcement vehicle;

7.            Rule 112 amended

Rule 112(1) is amended in the definition of "special use vehicle" by deleting paragraph (e) and inserting the following paragraph instead -

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(e) a transport enforcement vehicle;

8.            Rule 115 amended

Rule 1 15(1)(c) is amended by deleting "15 mm" and inserting instead -

" 150 mm

9.            Rule 116 amended

Rule 116 is amended as follows:

(a)	in paragraph (a) by deleting "15 mm" and inserting instead -
" 150 mm
(b)	"50

in paragraph (b) by deleting mm" and inserting " 500 mm ".

10.          Rule 175A inserted

After rule 175 the following rule is inserted in Part 15
Division 1 -

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175A. First aid kit on non-metropolitan omnibus

An omnibus operating on a route all or most of which lies outside the metropolitan area (as defined in section 18B of the Transport Co-ordination Act 1966) must be equipped with a comprehensive and

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serviceable first aid kit, carried in a position on the

vehicle so as to be readily available for use.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.