Terms used

In force

In this Part —

co‑driver means a person accompanying the driver of a vehicle on a journey who has been, is, or will be, sharing the task of driving the vehicle during the journey;

driver or co‑driver, in relation to a vehicle that is a trailer that is not connected (either directly or by one or more other trailers) to a towing vehicle, means the driver or co‑driver of the towing vehicle to which the trailer was last connected;

instructor has the meaning given in the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 49AAA;

learner driver has the meaning given in the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 49AAA;

MDLR compliance purposes (which stands for “mass, dimension or loading requirement compliance purposes”) means either or both of the following purposes —

(a)

to find out whether any of the following provisions is being complied with —

(i)

a provision in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 Part 4, 6, 7, 8 or 11;

(ii)

any regulation made under or for the purposes of a provision mentioned in subparagraph (i);

(b)

to investigate a breach or suspected breach of a provision mentioned in paragraph (a);

MDLR offence (which stands for “mass, dimension or loading requirement offence”) means an offence under any of the following provisions —

(a)

a provision in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 Part 4, 6, 7, 8 or 11;

(b)

any regulation made under or for the purposes of a provision mentioned in paragraph (a);

(c)

section 44 in relation to a direction under section 39, 40 or 42 if the direction was for the purpose of, or in connection with, exercising a power in relation to a breach or suspected breach of a provision mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);

(d)

section 56(4);

(e)

section 57(3) or (4);

(f)

section 58(5);

(g)

section 71(5) or (7);

provide driving instruction has the meaning given in the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 49AAA;

public place includes a place —

(a)

of public resort open to or used by the public as of right; or

(b)

for the time being —

(i)

used for a public purpose; or

(ii)

open to access by the public,

whether on payment or otherwise; or

(c)

open to access by the public by the express or tacit consent or sufferance of the owner of that place, whether the place is or is not always open to the public,

but does not include —

(d)

a track that at the material time is being used as a course for racing or testing motor vehicles and from which other traffic is excluded during that use; or

(e)

a road; or

(f)

a place declared by the regulations not to be a public place;

public safety means the safety of persons or property, including the safety of —

(a)

the drivers of, and passengers in, vehicles; and

(b)

persons in or in the vicinity of, or likely to be in or in the vicinity of, road infrastructure and public places; and

(c)

vehicles and their loads;

RTA Part 6A compliance purposes means either or both of the following purposes —

(a)

to find out whether any of the following provisions is being complied with —

(i)

a provision in the Road Traffic Act 1974 Part 6A;

(ii)

any regulation made under or for the purposes of a provision mentioned in subparagraph (i);

(b)

to investigate a breach or suspected breach of a provision mentioned in paragraph (a);

RTA Part 6A documentation means any documentation, whether in paper, electronic or any other form, that is directly or indirectly associated with the immobilisation, towing or detention of motor vehicles;

RTA Part 6A offence means an offence under any of the following provisions —

(a)

a provision in the Road Traffic Act 1974 Part 6A;

(b)

any regulation made under or for the purposes of a provision mentioned in paragraph (a);

(c)

(d)

section 61C(4);

(e)

section 61D(2) or (3);

(f)

section 61E(3);

(g)

section 71(5A) or (7A);

run the engine of a vehicle includes to start or stop the engine.

[Section 28 amended: No. 8 of 2012 s. 232; No. 25 of 2016 s. 56; No. 38 of 2020 s. 12.]

Regulations

This provision refers to the regulations (any regulation, declared by the regulations). Made under this Act:

Road Traffic (Administration) Regulations 2014

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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