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TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1984
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ASTEC COMPONENTS, ESTABLISHED IN 1971, PRODUCES SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY UNITS - A KEY COMPONENT FOR CONVERTING NORMAL DOMESTIC ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) TO DIRECT CURRENT (DC) REQUIRED BY ALL COMPUTERS, COMPUTER PERIPHERALS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, RAD 10 FREQUENCY PRODUCTS, AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE.
THE FACTORY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY UNITS.
IT IS HIGHLY AUTOMATED WITH ITS INSTALLATION OF COMPUTERISED WINDING MACHINES, AUTO-INSERTION MACHINES, COMPUTERISED SEQUENCERS AND OTHER GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND VARIOUS KINDS OF ELECTRONIC TESTERS.
PUBLIC REMINDED ABOUT NEW TRAFFIC LAWS
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 25).
THE COMMENCEMENT DATE FOR THE NEW LEGISLATION WITH SEVEN SETS OF REGULATIONS WAS ANNOUNCED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE PUBLISHED TODAY.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE SEVEN SETS, CONDENSED FROM THE 13 SETS IN THE OLD ORDINANCE, DEALS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES: REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES; DRIVING LICENCES; TRAFFIC CONTROL PARKING PUBLIC SERVICES VEHICLES AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
TO AVOID CONFUSION DURING THE CHANGEOVER OF SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON ALL ROADS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FROM MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 24 TO MIDNIGHT ON AUGUST 27.
DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS FOR CERTAIN ROADS, AS ANNOUNCED IN THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE VARIATION OF SPEED LIMITS NOTICE 1984+ GAZETTED TODAY, WILL TAKE EFFECT ON AUGUST 28.
THE REMAINING OF 13 LEGAL NOTICES IN THE GAZETTE DESIGNATED AUGUST 25 TO BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS) ORDINANCE, THE FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS 1984 AND THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE 1984.
SUMMARIES OF THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION, PREPARED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
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