Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Amendment (Drinking While Driving) Regulation 2003 (NSW)

2003 No 711

New South Wales

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic

Management) (Road Rules)
Amendment (Drinking While Driving)

Regulation 2003

under the

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is amend the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999 to create an offence of consuming alcohol while driving a motor vehicle on a road.
This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management)

Act 1999, including section 71 (the general power to make regulations).

Published in Gazette No 154 of 26 September 2003, page 9585	Page 1
2003 No 711	Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules)
Clause 1	Amendment (Drinking While Driving) Regulation 2003

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road
Rules) Amendment (Drinking While Driving)

Regulation 2003

under the

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Amendment (Drinking While Driving) Regulation 2003.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 13 October 2003.

3 Amendment of Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999

The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules)

Regulation 1999 is amended by inserting after clause 47D:

47E Drinking while driving prohibited

The driver of a motor vehicle must not consume alcohol while driving the motor vehicle on a road.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

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