Upgrading of categorisation in certain circumstances
158 Upgrading of categorisation in certain circumstances
In this section, a relevant circumstance is any of the following circumstances—
at night; or
in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility; or
on a declared route; or
in a declared zone.
S. 158(2) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 14.
If a breach of a width limit or length limit that would otherwise be a minor risk breach occurs in any relevant circumstance, then the breach becomes, by virtue of occurring in that circumstance, a substantial risk breach.
S. 158(3) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 14.
If a breach of a width limit or length limit that would otherwise be a substantial risk breach occurs in any relevant circumstance, then the breach becomes, by virtue of occurring in that circumstance, a severe risk breach.
Subsection (3) does not apply to a breach that is a substantial risk breach as a result of subsection (2).
In this section—
declared route means a road, or a part of a road, declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, to be a declared route for the purposes of this section;
declared zone means a zone declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, to be a declared zone for the purposes of this section.
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