Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Drinking While Driving) Regulation 2003 (NSW)

2003 No 712

New South Wales

Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Amendment (Drinking While Driving)

Regulation 2003

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to provide that the demerit points incurred for consuming alcohol while driving a motor vehicle on a road in contravention of clause 47E of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999 are as follows:

(a)	3 demerit points for offences that are not committed over a long weekend,
(b)	4 demerit points for offences committed over a long weekend.

This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998, including sections 15 and 19 (the general power to make regulations).

Published in Gazette No 154 of 26 September 2003, page 9587	Page 1
2003 No 712	Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment (Drinking While Driving)
Clause 1	Regulation 2003

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment

(Drinking While Driving) Regulation 2003

under the

Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Driver Licensing)

Amendment (Drinking While Driving) Regulation 2003.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 13 October 2003.

3 Amendment of Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999

The Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 is amended by inserting in Part 2 of Schedule 1 after the matter relating to clause 47D of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999, in Columns 1, 2, 3

and 4, respectively:

Driver consume	3	4	Clause 47E of Road Transport (Safety and
alcohol while	Traffic Management) (Road Rules)
driving	Regulation 1999

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