Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations (No. 4) 2021 (WA)

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Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012

Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations

(No. 4) 2021

SL 2021/37

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.

1.           Citation

These regulations are the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment
Regulations (No. 4)2021.

2.           Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows -

(a)	regulations 1 and 2—on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014.
4.	Regulation 3 amended In regulation 3 insert in alphabetical order:

vehicle licence charge

street rod vehicle means a vehicle that has been

modified for safe road use and that -

(a)	has a body and frame that were built before 1949; or
(b)	is a replica of a vehicle the body and frame of which were built before 1949;

5.           Regulation 84 amended

In regulation 84 delete "vehicle licence fee" and insert:

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6.            Regulation 84A inserted

After regulation 84 insert:

84A.	Classic vehicles
(1)	In this regulation - approved motoring organisation means a body corporate approved under subregulation (4); classic vehicle means a vehicle that is -

(a)	a street rod vehicle; or
(b)	a vehicle manufactured before 1990;

discount period means the period for which a reduced
charge is paid;
financial member, of an approved motoring
organisation, means a person who pays a membership
fee to belong to the organisation;

motoring event means an event -

(a)	held by an approved motoring organisation; or
(b)	held by another person and approved by an approved motoring organisation;

reduced charge means a vehicle licence charge

reduced in accordance with subregulation (2).

(2) The vehicle licence charge that, but for this regulation,
would be payable for a classic vehicle is reduced
by 75% if—

(a)	the vehicle is a light vehicle; and
(b)	the vehicle is owned by -

(i)     an approved motoring organisation; or

(ii)     a person who the CEO is satisfied will

be a financial member of an approved

motoring organisation for the duration
of the discount period;

and

(c) the CEO is satisfied the vehicle will not
be used -

(i)

at motoring events on more than whole or a part of the discount period occurs; and

(ii) maintenance or repair) on more than

for other purposes (including for testing, whole or a part of the discount period occurs.

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(3)	A classic vehicle is not used on a day for the purposes of subregulation (2)(c)(ii) if the vehicle is only driven by a repairer of the vehicle within a 5 km radius of the place where the vehicle is tested, maintained or repaired.
(4)	The CEO may approve a body corporate as an approved motoring organisation if the CEO is satisfied that the body cotporate's operations include offering membership to persons who own classic vehicles.
(5)	The CEO may approve a label to be displayed on a classic vehicle for which a reduced charge is paid.
(6)	An owner of a classic vehicle who pays a reduced charge for the vehicle must ensure that, for the duration of the discount period, any label approved by the CEO under subregulation (5) is —

(a) displayed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle; and

(b) unobscured.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of 10 PU.

Modified penalty for this subregulation: 4 PU.

7.           Regulation 85 amended

In regulation 85(1) and (3) delete "vehicle licence fee" and insert:

vehicle licence charge

8.             Regulation 226 amended

In regulation 226 delete the definition of street rod vehicle. N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.