New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Drivers and other road users to comply with directions of enforcement officers, etc

• (1AA) A person driving a motor vehicle that has a warning notice given under section 22AF attached to it must comply with that notice.

  (1) A person must comply with sections 68, 69, 70, 71A, 72, and 73 (which relate to the administration of breath screening tests, evidential breath tests, and blood tests).

  (2) A person must comply with all lawful requirements, directions, and requests made by an enforcement officer under any of sections 68, 69, 70, 71A, 72, and 73.

  (3) A person must comply with all lawful requirements and requests made by a medical practitioner or medical officer under section 72 or section 73 (which relate to the administration of blood tests).

  (4) A person may not—

  • (a) remove, obscure, or render indistinguishable a notice affixed to a vehicle under section 115, unless current evidence of vehicle inspection has been obtained for the vehicle or (if the notice was given under section 96(1B)) the direction requiring the vehicle not to be driven on a road has been cancelled under section 102(3)(b) or section 110(3)(a)(ii); or

  • (b) drive a vehicle to which a notice given under section 115 applies until current evidence of vehicle inspection has been obtained for, and is displayed on, the vehicle.

  (5) Drivers and other persons must comply with all other lawful requirements, directions, notices, and requests given to, and prohibitions imposed on, them under this Act by an enforcement officer or a dangerous goods enforcement officer.

  Compare: 1962 No 135 s 68C

  Section 13(1AA): inserted, on 1 December 2009, by section 6 of the Land Transport (Enforcement Powers) Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 36).

  Section 13(1AA): amended, on 10 May 2011, by section 7 of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).

  Section 13(1): amended, on 1 May 2011, by section 35(1) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).

  Section 13(2): amended, on 1 May 2011, by section 35(1) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).

  Section 13(3): amended, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

  Section 13(4)(a): amended, on 2 May 2003, by section 4 of the Land Transport (Unauthorised Street and Drag Racing) Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 11).