Land Transport Rule

Vehicle Lighting Amendment 2016

Rule 32005/11

 

Wellington, New Zealand

PURSUANT to sections 152 and 155(b) of the Land Transport Act 1998, and after having had regard to the criteria specified in section 164(2) of that Act

I, Craig Foss, Associate Minister of Transport, make the following ordinary Rule:

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting Amendment 2016

SIGNED at Wellington

This 1st day of November 2016

 

Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1 Application

Section 2 Amendments to Rule requirements

Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting Amendment 2016 (the amendment Rule) amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 (the Vehicle Lighting Rule). The Vehicle Lighting Rule covers standards and safety requirements for lighting equipment that is fitted to a vehicle, to allow the vehicle to be operated safely under all driving conditions and so as not to endanger the safety of other road users.

The objective of the amendment Rule is to—

Extent of consultation

For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to the Vehicle Lighting Rule and 14 other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single Rule, Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2016 (the Omnibus Amendment Rule). Following consultation, the provisions in the Omnibus Amendment Rule were split into separate amendment Rules.

The NZ Transport Agency sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to approximately 3170 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rules to be amended. The Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the NZ Transport Agency’s Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was also available on the NZ Transport Agency’s website. The availability of the amendment proposals for comment was publicised in the daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and in the New Zealand Gazette.

The NZ Transport Agency received 35 submissions on the Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which 27 commented on the proposed amendments to the Vehicle Lighting Rule.

The submissions received were taken into account in finalising the draft Rule following which it was submitted to the Associate Minister of Transport for signing.

Section 1 Application

1.1 Title

This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting Amendment 2016.

1.2 Commencement

This Rule comes into force on 1 December 2016.

1.3 Principal Rule amended

This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004.

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Section 2 Amendments to Rule requirements

2.1 Amendments to clause 2.1

2.1(1) Delete clauses 2.1(7) and 2.1(7A).

2.1(2) In clause 2.1(8), delete “or 2.1(7),”.

2.2 Replacement clause 3.3(2)(b)

Replace clause 3.3(2)(b) with:

2.3 Amendment to clause 5.3

In clause 5.3(2), replace “registered in New Zealand” with “registered or manufactured”.

2.4 Replacement clause 7.4(2)(b)

Replace clause 7.4(2)(b) with:

2.5 Amendments to clause 7.6

2.5(1) In clause 7.6(1A)(a), replace “to 7.6(4)” with “and 7.6(3)”.

2.5(2) Delete clause 7.6(4).

2.5(3) In clause 7.6(5), delete “7.6(4),”.

2.6 Amendments to Part 2

2.6(1) In Part 2, Definitions, the definition of ‘defence force emergency vehicle’—

2.6(2) In Part 2, Definitions, the definition of ‘Headlamp’, paragraph (b)(ii), replace “100 m” with “200 m”.

2.7 Amendment to Schedule 3

2.7(1) In Schedule 3(f)(iii), insert “taken” before “from one part of a farm to another part of that farm”.

Land Transport Rule - Vehicle Lighting Amendment 2016 - Rule 32005/11
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