Reprint as at 1 November 2009

Land Transport Amendment Act 2009

Public Act	2009 No 17
Date of assent	25 June 2009
Commencement	see section 2

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

The Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 is administered by the Ministry of Transport.

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act amended

4 Short Title and commencement

Part 1
Amendments to principal Act

5 Interpretation

6 New section 11A inserted

11A Persons may not drive or attempt to drive while impaired and their blood contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine

7 New section 57A inserted

57A Driving while impaired and with blood that contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine

8 Contravention of section 12

9 Failure or refusal to remain at specified place or to accompany enforcement officer

10 Failure or refusal to permit blood specimen to be taken

11 Person in charge of motor vehicle causing injury or death

12 Causing injury or death in circumstances to which section 61 does not apply

13 Defences

14 Blood test fee

15 New section 71A inserted

71A Requirement to undergo compulsory impairment test

16 Who must give blood specimen at places other than hospital or surgery

17 Who must give blood specimen in hospital or surgery

18 New section 73A inserted

73A Evidence of controlled drug in blood sample taken under section 72 or 73 may not be used as evidence of use of controlled drugs in prosecutions under Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

19 Certificates in blood-alcohol proceedings

20 Circumstances in which certificate not admissible in proceedings

21 Release of vehicle after 28 days

22 Arrest of persons for alcohol or drug-related offences, or assault on enforcement officer

23 Enforcement officer may immobilise vehicle, etc, if driver incapable of proper control of vehicle

24 Strict liability for offences involving insecure loads and loads falling from vehicles

25 Regulations

26 New section 209A inserted

209A Analysing blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol

27 Repeals

28 Transitional regulations

29 Expiry of section 216

30 Regulations and other enactments having effect under this Act

31 Expiry of section 218

32 New Part 17 inserted

Part 17
Motor vehicle registration and licensing

Preliminary provisions

233 Interpretation matters applying to this Part

234 Register of motor vehicles

235 Purposes of register

236 Application for information from register

237 Entitlement to receive information

238 Registrar may confirm or deny match of information

239 Further restrictions

240 Complaints procedure

241 Authorised access to name and address only

Registration and licensing requirements

242 Motor vehicles must be registered and licensed

243 Application for registration

244 Application for, and issuing of, licence

245 Commencement of licence

246 Change of use of motor vehicle

Change of registered person on sale or other disposition

247 Obligations of sellers and acquirers of motor vehicles

248 Prohibition against use of motor vehicle

249 Circumstances when motor vehicle may be seized and impounded

250 Personal property

251 Storage of impounded motor vehicles

252 Release of motor vehicle

253 Disposal of motor vehicle

254 Impounded motor vehicle not to be damaged

Cancellation of registration

255 Cancellation of registration

256 Discretion to refund fees

Registration plates

257 Issue of plates and certificates of registration

258 Supplementary plates

259 Contract to dispose of rights to personalised plates

260 Acquisition and disposal of personalised plates

261 Eligibility for trade plates

262 Application for trade plates

263 Transitional provision for existing registration plates

General provisions relating to registration and licensing

264 Replacement of certificate of registration, licence, or registration plates

265 Surrender and seizure of registration plates and facsimile plates

266 Registrar may prohibit or decline to issue plates

267 Appeal to District Court

Offences and penalties

268 Infringement offences

Regulations

269 Regulations

270 Fees and charges identified as land transport revenue

Appointment

271 Appointment of Registrar

Delegations and authorisations

272 Delegations

273 Authorisations by Registrar

Fees and charges

274 Land transport revenue to be paid into national land transport fund

275 Other prescribed fees received under this Part

Part 2
Repeal, revocation, and consequential amendments

33 Repeal

34 Revocation

35 Consequential amendments

Schedule 1
Consequential amendments to Land Transport Act 1998

Schedule 2
Other enactments consequentially amended

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