New Zealand Legislation: Acts

19 Display of licences

• (1) Every licence shall be carried on the vehicle to which it relates or a vehicle attached to that vehicle and shall be displayed, in an upright and conspicuous position, as follows:

  • (a) in the case of a motor vehicle fitted with a windscreen, the licence shall be displayed behind the windscreen on the passenger side so that the side of the licence displaying the number or distinguishing mark shown on the registration plate or plates of the motor vehicle faces towards the foremost part of the motor vehicle and is easily visible from outside it:

  • (b) in the case of a motor vehicle not fitted with a windscreen, the licence shall be displayed either—

    • (i) behind the windscreen of a motor vehicle to which the vehicle is attached, as prescribed in paragraph (a); or

    • (ii) at the front of the left side of the vehicle—

    so that the side of the licence displaying the number or distinguishing mark shown on the registration plate of the vehicle is easily visible from outside the vehicle.

  (2) Every licence required to be carried and displayed pursuant to subsection (1) shall be produced by the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to which it relates forthwith on demand by a constable or traffic officer or any officer of the Ministry of Transport acting under a delegation from the chief executive.

  (3) Where a licence has been issued to an operator but the licence has not been received by the operator, the following provisions shall apply:

  • (a) until the close of 7 days after the date on which the licence is issued, a facsimile copy of the licence in the prescribed form shall be sufficient evidence of the issue of the licence:

  • (b) an enforcement officer may accept some other form of proof of the issue of a licence during the period referred to in paragraph (a), being a form of proof approved by the Secretary.

  (4) A road user charges label in the prescribed form and containing the correct details in respect of a licence shall be proof of purchase of a licence.

  Section 19(1): amended, on 1 October 1989, by section 10(1) of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 79).

  Section 19(1)(a): amended, on 28 October 1986, by section 11(a) of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 77).

  Section 19(1)(b): amended, on 28 October 1986, by section 11(b) of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 77).

  Section 19(1)(b)(i): amended, on 28 October 1986, by section 11(c) of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 77).

  Section 19(2): added, on 1 October 1989, by section 10(2) of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 79).

  Section 19(2): amended, on 1 July 1992, by section 36 of the Transport Amendment Act (No 2) 1992 (1992 No 67).

  Section 19(3): added, on 1 April 1993, by section 10 of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 114).

  Section 19(3)(a): amended, on 20 August 1993, by section 35(1) of the Land Transport Act 1993 (1993 No 88).

  Section 19(4): added, on 1 April 1993, by section 10 of the Road User Charges Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 114).