Modification of registered vehicles
138 Modification of registered vehicles
If a registered vehicle has been modified and is a heavy vehicle, a person must not use it, or permit its use, on a public street unless the modification and the vehicle so modified – both comply with the applicable relevant vehicle standards; or are both otherwise acceptable to the Regulator, within the meaning of the HVNL, under that Law. Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
If a registered vehicle has been modified and subregulation (1) does not apply to the vehicle, a person must not use it, or permit its use, on a public street unless the modification and the vehicle so modified – both comply with the relevant vehicle standards; or are both otherwise acceptable to the Registrar. Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
For the purposes of these regulations, a modification, or a vehicle so modified, is acceptable to the Registrar if it meets the requirements specified by the Registrar for the modification and the vehicle so modified.
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