Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Exemption From Specified Lighting Requirements of the Traffic Regulations 1976 Pursuant to regulation 90 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976, I, Jrg Simon Mager, Senior Engineer, hereby exempt motor vehicles of Classes MA, MB, MC, MD1, MD2 and NA from the requirements specified in Schedule 1, subject to the conditions specified in Schedule 2. Schedule 1 Exempted Requirements The requirements relating to visibility angles prescribed by the following regulations of the Traffic Regulations 1976: concerning: Regulation 59 (3) (b) Forward-facing side lamps Regulation 60 (2) (c) Rearward-facing side lamps Regulation 61 (2) (b) Stop lamps Regulation 63 (2) (c) Direction-indicator lamps Schedule 2 Conditions (i) This exemption relates only to the visibility angles prescribed by the regulations specified in Schedule 1 and does not exempt from any other requirements prescribed by these regulations; (ii) This exemption only applies to vehicles where the lamps and their mounting locations are the vehicle manufacturers' original equipment specification; (iii) This exemption does not apply to vehicles that were modified from their state when manufacturered if the modifications resulted in a reduction of the visibility angles prescribed by the regulations specified in Schedule 1; (iv) This exemption does not apply to scratch-built low volume vehicles; (v) This exemption only applies to vehicles that comply with all applicable requirements of the Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 1990; (vi) This exemption may be revoked at any time. Signed at Wellington this 7th day of October 1998. JRG SIMON MAGER, Senior Engineer, acting under the authority delegated to me by way of instrument of delegation dated 23 December 1996.
Publication Date
15 Oct 1998

Notice Number

1998-au7326

Page Number

4123