New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

3B Exemption from requirement to be continuously licensed

• The following classes of motor vehicle are exempt from the requirement of section 5(1A)(a) of the Act to be licensed at all times by their owners:

  • (a) vehicles described in any part of the Schedule of the Land Transport Management (Apportionment and Refund of Excise Duty and Excise-Equivalent Duty) Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/238) (being vehicles exempt from excise duty under Part 5 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989):

  • (b) motor vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1919 (veteran vehicles):

  • (c) motor vehicles manufactured on or after 1 January 1919 that are at least 40 years old (vintage vehicles):

  • (d) pedestrian-controlled goods service vehicles:

  • (e) tractors and self-propelled agricultural machines:

  • (f) trailers having a gross laden weight not exceeding 3 500 kilograms:

  • (g) all terrain vehicles (as defined in regulation 2 of the Transport (Drivers Licensing) Regulations 1987 (SR 1987/205)):

  • (h) motor vehicles while being held for the purpose of sale by any motor vehicle trader within the meaning of the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 who is or belongs to a class of motor vehicle traders approved by the Secretary by notice in the Gazette for the purpose of this regulation:

  • (i) stolen motor vehicles (until returned to the owner's possession after the theft).

  Regulation 3B: inserted, on 1 September 1997, by regulation 2 of the Transport (Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Amendment Regulations 1997 (SR 1997/141).

  Regulation 3B(a): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(2) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).

  Regulation 3B(a): amended, on 9 September 2004, pursuant to regulation 7 of the Land Transport Management (Apportionment and Refund of Excise Duty and Excise-Equivalent Duty) Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/238).

  Regulation 3B(h): amended, on 15 December 2003, by section 145 of the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (2003 No 12).