New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
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(1) The controlling authority of any road may, by notice in writing, declare the road or any specified part thereof to be a road construction zone.
(2) Every such notice shall—
(a) Be signed by a duly authorised officer of the controlling authority, or by a chartered professional engineer authorised in writing by the controlling authority to sign such notices; and
(b) Be forwarded to the nearest office of the Agency; and
(c) Shall contain the following information:
(i) A description of the boundaries of the zone; and
(ii) The class or classes of heavy motor vehicles or, as the case may be, the specified heavy motor vehicle or vehicles permitted to operate in the zone in accordance with the provisions of subclause (4) of this regulation; and
(iii) Any limitation as to vehicle size, speed, weight, tyres, and tyre pressure of vehicles so permitted to operate in the zone; and
(iv) The period for which the notice will remain in force; and
(d) May from time to time in like manner be amended. A copy of any amending notice shall be sent to the nearest office of the Agency.
(3) [Revoked]
(4) While any notice under subclause (1) of this regulation continues in force and the signs prescribed by Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (54002) are erected, the provisions of Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002, and regulation 8, subclause (5) of regulation 9, and regulation 10 of these regulations shall not apply to any heavy motor vehicle to which subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subclause (2) of this regulation applies which is operated in the road construction zone and complies with any limits as to vehicle size, speed, weight, tyres, and tyre pressure specified in the notice.
(5) If in the opinion of the National Roads Board the existence of any road construction zone is no longer warranted, the Board may, by notice to the controlling authority, require that the zone be abolished, and the zone shall thereupon be deemed to be abolished, and the controlling authority shall forthwith remove all signs erected therein pursuant to Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (54002) and give notice of the abolition of the zone to the nearest office of the Agency.
Regulation 12 was amended, as from 20 August 1993, by section 35(3) Land Transport Act 1993 (1993 No 88) by substituting the word “Authority”
for the words “Ministry of Transport”
wherever they occurred.
Subclause (2)(a) was amended, as from 1 January 2004, by section 76 Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 (2002 No 17) by substituting the words “chartered professional engineer”
for the words “registered engineer”
.
Subclause (2)(b) was substituted by regulation 3(1) Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, Amendment No 8 (SR 1992/182).
Regulation 12(2)(b): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).
Regulation 12(2)(d): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).
Subclause (2)(d) was amended by regulation 3(2)(a) Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, Amendment No 8 (SR 1992/182) by substituting the words “nearest office of the Ministry of Transport”
for the words “said Regional Director”
.
Subclause (3) was revoked, as from 27 February 2005, by regulation 8(a) Heavy Motor Vehicle Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2004 (SR 2004/445).
Subclause (4) was amended, as from 1 July 2002, by regulation 5 Heavy Motor Vehicle Amendment Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/141) by substituting the words “Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Dimensions and Mass 2002, and regulation”
for the words “regulations 5, 6, and”
.
Subclause (4) was amended, as from 27 February 2005, by regulation 7(1) Heavy Motor Vehicle Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2004 (SR 2004/445) by substituting the words “Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (54002)”
for the words “subclause (3) of this regulation”
.
Regulation 12(5): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).
Subclause (5) was amended by regulation 3(2)(b) Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, Amendment No 8 (SR 1992/182) by substituting the words “nearest office of the Ministry of Transport”
for the words “said Regional Director”
.
Subclause (5) was amended, as from 27 February 2005, by regulation 7(2) Heavy Motor Vehicle Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2004 (SR 2004/445) by substituting the words “Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (54002)”
for the words “subclause (3) of this regulation”
.