Pursuant to Regulation 90 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976 ("hereinafter: TR1976"), and pursuant to the powers delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety,
I, Laszlo Andras Hidvegi, Senior Engineer Safer Vehicles Policy, hereby exempt the vehicles specified in Schedule 1 of this notice from the requirements in Schedule 2, subject to the conditions in Schedule 3, until the time in Schedule 4.
Schedule 1
All tractors, and all trailers that are designed exclusively for agricultural purposes.
Schedule 2
The maximum permitted height of:
(a) forward facing side lamps, contained in Regulation 59 (3) (a) of TR1976;
(b) rearward facing side lamps, contained in Regulation 60 (2) (a) of TR1976;
(c) stop lamps, contained in Regulation 61 (2) (b) of TR1976;
(d) direction indicator lamps, contained in Regulation 63 (2) (a) and 63 (4) (a) of TR1976.
Schedule 3
The forward facing side lamps, rearward facing side lamps, stop lamps and direction indicator lamps must be fitted
in accordance with the position and visibility requirements contained in the UN/ECE Regulation No. 86, Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Agricultural or Forestry Tractors with Regard to the Installation of
Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices (E/ECE/324-E/ECE/TRANS/505 Rev. 1/Add.85).
Schedule 4
This exemption will lapse on the day when Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting (Rule 32005) comes into force.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 2002.
LASZLO ANDRAS HIDVEGI, Senior Engineer, Safer Vehicles Policy.