Exemption from Heavy Motor Vehicle Braking Requirements Pursuant to regulation 16a (2) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, and a delegated authority from the Acting Director of Land Transport Safety, dated the 20th day of August 1993, I, Peter William Bowen, Senior Automotive Engineer, hereby exempt from the provisions of regulation 16a (1) (b) and 16a (6) (b) of the above said regulations, all vehicles of the type described in the Schedules hereto, subject to the conditions in the respective schedule. First Schedule Vehicle Type: Heavy goods service vehicles of the Classes NC and TD, as defined in the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990. Conditions: Being operated singly or in combination, with a gross combined mass exceeding 44 000 kgs; and Being operated under a valid overweight permit issued by Transit NZ or a Road Controlling Authority pursuant to regulation 7 of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974; and Complying with the remaining requirements of regulation 16a of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 and regulations 22 and 68 of the Traffic Regulations 1976. Second Schedule Vehicle Type: Heavy motor vehicles as defined in the Transport Act 1962. Conditions: Being operated singly or in combination, with a gross combined mass not exceeding 39 000 kgs, except where compliance with either the Heavy Vehicle Brake Code or the Interim Performance Specification for Heavy Vehicle Braking is required by the special permit issued by the Land Transport Safety Authority, pursuant to regulation 49 of the Traffic Regulations 1976; and Complying with the remaining requirements of regulation 16a of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 and regulations 22 and 68 of the Traffic Regulations 1976. Explanatory Note: Not to form part of the New Zealand Gazette Notice. Single drive `A' train combinations are not exempted from the prescribed conditions of their operating permits to comply with either the Heavy Vehicle Brake Code or the Interim Performance Specification for Heavy Vehicle Braking. Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January 1994. P. W. BOWEN, Senior Automotive Engineer. (LTSA VS22-21-01)