New Zealand Legislation: Acts

5 Certain motor vehicles to have distance licences

• (1) Subject to section 7, no person shall operate a motor vehicle (other than an off-road motor vehicle, as defined in section 2) on a road unless—

  • (a) there is carried on the motor vehicle in accordance with this Act a distance licence specifying—

    • (i) the number or distinguishing mark shown on the registration plate or plates of the motor vehicle; and

    • (ii) the serial number (if any) of the distance recorder fitted to the motor vehicle; and

    • (iii) the vehicle type number of the motor vehicle; and

    • (iv) such other information as is required to be specified therein by this Act; and

  • (b) the gross weight of the motor vehicle is not more than the maximum gross weight specified in that licence; and

  • (c) the motor vehicle has attached to it a distance recorder which—

    • (i) is fitted in accordance with the provisions of any regulations made under this Act; and

    • (ii) is of a kind defined in any regulations made under this Act; and

    • (iii) is recording accurately the distance travelled by the vehicle; and

  • (d) the reading of the distance recorder is more than the minimum reading, and not more than the maximum reading, specified in that licence.

  (2) In this section, road includes the following:

  • (a) a street:

  • (b) any place to which the public have access, whether as of right or not:

  • (c) all bridges, culverts, ferries, and fords forming part of any road, street, or such place.

  Section 5(1)(a): amended, on 1 October 1989, by section 4 of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 79).

  Section 5(1)(c): substituted, on 28 October 1986, by section 3 of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 77).

  Section 5(2): added, on 1 April 1993, by section 3(1) of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 114).