Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 - Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001 (2001-954) [GG No 188 of 7.12.2001, p 9615] (NSW)
2001 No 954
| Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) | New South Wales |
Amendment (Flashing Headlights)
Regulation 2001
under the
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997
Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997.
CARL SCULLY, M.P.,
Minister for Roads
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1998 to allow emergency services vehicles to be fitted with headlights that are capable of flashing.
This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997, including section 14 (the general regulation-making power).
| Published in Gazette No 188 of 7 December 2001, page 9615 | Page 1 |
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Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment
(Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001
Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration)
Amendment (Flashing Headlights) Regulation 2001.Amendment of Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1998
The Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 1998 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
3 Notes
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
2001 No 954
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Flashing Headlights)
Regulation 2001
| Amendment | Schedule 1 |
| Schedule 1 | Amendment |
(Clause 2)
Schedule 4 Vehicle standards
Insert after clause 85 (5):
(6) Despite any requirement of the third edition ADR, an emergency services vehicle may be fitted with headlights or additional headlights that are capable of flashing if:
(a) the headlights flash only when on low beam, and (b)
the headlights are wired to operate in conjunction with any flashing or rotating lights fitted to the vehicle as permitted by clause 123 (4).
(7) In this clause, an emergency services vehicle means any of the
following:
(a) a police vehicle, (b) an ambulance, (c) a firefighting vehicle, (d)
a Red Cross vehicle used for conveyance of blood for urgent transfusions,
(e) a mines rescue or other rescue vehicle, (f)
another vehicle that is an emergency vehicle within the meaning of the Australian Road Rules.
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