SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1984
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SHOPKEEPERS ARE BEING URGED TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS WHEN INSTALLING OR REPLACING OVERHANGING SIGNS.
UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED GROSS WEIGHT MAY BE INCREASED TO 30 TONNES FOR GOODS VEHICLES (RIGID) AND TO 38 TONNES FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLES.
GOODS VEHICLES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY, ON BOTH SIDES, THE OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS, THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED AXLE WEIGHT AND THE PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT INSTEAD OF THE UNLADEN WEIGHT.
SPECIAL-PURPOSE VEHICLES, SUCH AS ROAD SWEEPERS, AND TRAILERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SIMILARLY MARKED.
THE NEW REGULATIONS ON VEHICLE SMOKE CONTROL RETAIN THE SAME STRINGENT STANDARDS AS UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION BUT CONTAIN MORE DETAILS.
SPECIFICATIONS ARE SPELT OUT IN THE NEW REGULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE GOODS VEHICLES OVER 5.5 TONNES TO BE FITTED WITH SUITABLE REFLECTIVE REAR MARKINGS.
REGULATIONS FOR BUSES AND LIGHT BUSES INCLUDE NEW PROVISIONS CONCERNING GANGWAY WIDTHS, ENTRANCES AND EXITS, THE FUEL TANK POSITION AND EMERGENCY SHUT-OFF VALVES, DRIVERS' SEATS AND THE IR ACCOMMODATION AS WELL AS THE NUMBER AND POSITION OF EMERGENCY EXITS.
TO GIVE ENOUGH TIME FOR PEOPLE TO ADJUST THE IR VEHICLES TO THE E NEW LEGISLATION, THE LAW PROVIDES A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FOR SOME REGULATIONS TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLES ALREADY LICENSED.
ANY PERSON BREACHING THE REGULATIONS WILL BE LIABLE TO
A $10 000 FINE AND SIX MONTHS'
IMPRISONMENT.
COPIES OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES REGULATIONS ARE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
ALSO ON SALE AT THE CENTRE ARE COPIES OF THE:
* ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS,
* ROAD TRAFFIC (PARKING) REGULATIONS,
* ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES) REGULATIONS,
* ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES)
REGULATIONS,
* ROAD TRAFFIC (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS, AND
* ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAFFIC CONTROL) REGULATIONS
EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS ON EACH ARE BEING PREPARED.
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