(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Agency means the New Zealand Transport Agency established under section 93 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003
authorised officer means any Corporation officer and employee, any constable, and any traffic officer
axle means any part of a vehicle through which weight is transmitted directly through a bearing to a road wheel, or the equivalent thereof, or to 2 or more road wheels or their equivalent being substantially in alignment, and which forms an axis for the road wheel or road wheels or its or their equivalent:
provided that where 2 or more wheels of a motor vehicle are substantially in the same line transversely and some or all of them have separate axles, the axles of all of those wheels shall be deemed to be 1 axle
bridge means any bridge on or over a railway whether used for railway or road traffic only or for both road and railway traffic
carriage means a carriage on the Corporation railways, and includes a railcar, an electric multiple unit coach, an omnibus, a coach, an aircraft, and a rail ferry or any other vessel, operated by the Corporation
Chief Civil Engineer means the Chief Civil Engineer of the Corporation
combined bridge means any bridge used for both road and railway traffic whether on the same level or not
Corporation service means any transport service carried on by the Corporation, and includes a train, a railcar, an electric multiple unit coach, an omnibus, a coach, an aircraft, and a rail ferry or any other vessel operated by the Corporation
District Railway Engineer means the Railway Engineer in charge for the time being of any railway civil engineer's district
footbridge means any bridge or part of a bridge on or over a railway used only for pedestrians; and includes any ramps or stairways leading thereto or therefrom
general scale of charges means the scales of charges, terms, and conditions, fixed under section 111 of the Act and for the time being in force in respect of the carriage of goods and the conveyance of passengers and any other service carried on or provided by the Corporation
guard means any employee of the Corporation wearing any uniform of the Corporation who is in charge or apparent charge of any Corporation service; and includes any other employee wearing any such uniform; and any person who has authority or apparent authority to examine or collect tickets whether on any Corporation service or elsewhere on a railway
guide dog means a dog certified by the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind as being a trained guide dog of quiet disposition
level crossing has the meaning assigned to it in the Act; and includes any crossing made pursuant to section 169 of the Public Works Act 1981 or granted pursuant to section 35 of the Act
operate means to use or drive, or cause or permit to be used or driven, whether the person operating is present in person or not
pedestrian subway means any underground passage on a railway used only for pedestrians and includes any ramps or stairways leading thereto or therefrom
pneumatic tyre means a tyre which, when in use, is inflated by air introduced from time to time under pressure so as to enclose under normal inflation a cushion of air forming altogether at least half of the total area of an average cross section of the tyre so inflated
railway approach road means any road, street, or way, and any portion of any road, street, or way constructed on railway land to which the public have access
Traffic Manager means the officer in charge of any railway traffic district
vehicle includes a contrivance that is equipped with wheels or revolving runners or self-laying tracks or skids upon which it moves or is moved
weight, in relation to a vehicle on a bridge, means the weight of the vehicle and its load, including any equipment or accessories, which is transmitted to the bridge surface by the tyre or tyres which are attached to the wheels of the vehicle.