Traffic (General and Local) Amendment (Truck Weighing) Regulations 1999
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Traffic Act 1925 .31 May 1999
G. S. M. GREEN
Governor
By His Excellency’s Command,
P. A. LENNON
Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Traffic (General and Local) Amendment (Truck Weighing) Regulations 1999 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Traffic (General and Local) Regulations 1956 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 25 amended (Road signs)Regulation 25 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows: (a) by inserting in the table set out in subregulation (3) the following item after item 19: | No. 19A – Trucks must enter | The driver of a heavy vehicle approaching the sign from the direction in which it faces must proceed in the direction indicated by the arrow or other information on the sign and enter the road, driveway or area next past the sign |
(b) by inserting in subregulation (7) "or illuminated" after "may be inscribed"; (c) by inserting in subregulation (7) "or illuminated" after "so inscribed"; (d) by inserting in subregulation (7) "or illumination" after "that inscription". 5Schedule 4 amended (Road signs and markings)Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting the following item after the item relating to Road sign No. 19:Road Sign No. 19A
White rectangle with black band and legend or Rectangle with illuminated legend
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 9 June 1999
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations –
(a) introduce a road sign for use in conjunction with a new system for the automatic weighing of trucks; and (b) provide that the directions on that sign, and on other road signs, may be in electronic form.