Pursuant to Regulation 90 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976, 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.
Schedule 1
Vehicle details
Make: Oshkosh
Model: MK48 Dragon Wagon Tank Transporter
Serial No.: 870584-OR
Schedule 2
Regulation 70 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976, prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle with the steering wheel to the left of the longitudinal centre line of body of the vehicle.
Schedule 3
1. The exempted vehicle may only tow its dedicated
semi-trailer, serial number 870585-OR, manufactured by Oshkosh.
2. The vehicle may only be used to carry military type equipment for which it was originally designed or other military type of equipment of a similar kind.
3. The vehicle must not be used in a licensed transport service.
4. The vehicle may only be operated on the road by a person who is properly informed or trained by Technix Group Limited, of New Plymouth, regarding the operational characteristics of the vehicle, and also authorised by or on behalf of Technix Group Limited
to operate the vehicle.
5. This exemption is valid only while the vehicle is owned by Technix Group Limited or a person who has a major interest in it, but it may be reissued if the ownership of the vehicle is changed.
6. This exemption may be revoked at any time.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 2003.
LASZLO ANDRAS HIDVEGI, Senior Engineer Safer Vehicles Policy.