1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Schedule 1 replaced
5	Schedule 3 replaced
6	Schedule 4 amended
	Schedule 1 Schedule 1 replaced
	Schedule 2 Schedule 3 replaced
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Reprint notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2018.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 October 2018.

Regulations: confirmed, on 20 December 2019, by section 18(a) of the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2019 (2019 No 82).

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedule 1 replaced

Replace Schedule 1 with the Schedule 1 set out in Schedule 1 of this notice.

5 Schedule 3 replaced

Replace Schedule 3 with the Schedule 3 set out in Schedule 2 of this notice.

6 Schedule 4 amended

(1)

In Schedule 4, replace the item relating to Type H vehicle number H91 with:

H91

Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 19 RUC vehicle towing a type 43 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg

350.00

(2)

In Schedule 4, replace the item relating to Type H vehicle number H94 with:

H94

Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 14 RUC vehicle towing a type 951 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg

392.00

(3)

In Schedule 4, replace the item relating to Type H vehicle number H97 with:

H97

Towing vehicle that is part of an overweight combination vehicle consisting of a type 6 RUC vehicle towing a type 33 RUC vehicle and a type 939 RUC vehicle with a permit weight of not more than 50 000 kg

312.00

Schedule 1 Schedule 1 replaced

r 4

Schedule 1 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for powered RUC vehicles (except type H vehicles and all-terrain cranes)

r 4(1)

RUC vehicle type number	Description of RUC vehicle	RUC weight band	Rates ($ per 1 000 km, including GST)
1	Powered vehicle with 2 axles (except type 2 or type 299 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 3 500 kg	68
		RUC weight of more than 3 500 kg but not more than 6 000 kg	74
		RUC weight of more than 6 000 kg but not more than 9 000 kg	151
		RUC weight of more than 9 000 kg	317
2	Powered vehicle with 1 single-tyred spaced axle and 1 twin-tyred spaced axle	RUC weight of not more than 6 000 kg	72
		RUC weight of more than 6 000 kg but not more than 9 000 kg	114
		RUC weight of more than 9 000 kg but not more than 12 000 kg	155
		RUC weight of more than 12 000 kg	284
311 (Bus)	Powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axles	RUC weight of not more than 18 000 kg	303
311 (Bus)	Powered passenger service vehicle with 3 axles	RUC weight of more than 18 000 kg	372
6	Powered vehicle with 3 axles (except type 308, 309, 311, 399, or 413 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 12 000 kg	99
		RUC weight of more than 12 000 kg but not more than 18 000 kg	321
		RUC weight of more than 18 000 kg	391
14	Powered vehicle with 4 axles (except type 408, 414, or 499 RUC vehicle)	Any RUC weight	392
19	Powered vehicle with 5 or more axles (except type 599 RUC vehicle)	Any RUC weight	350
	Vintage powered vehicles
402	Vintage powered vehicle with 2 axles	RUC weight of more than 12 tonnes	200
403	Vintage powered vehicle with 3 axles	Any RUC weight	176
404	Vintage powered vehicle with 4 or more axles	Any RUC weight	180
	3-axle and 4-axle motor caravans
413	Motor caravan with 3 axles	RUC weight of more than 18 000 kg	283
414	Motor caravan with 4 axles	Any RUC weight	246
	Towing vehicle part of 8 or 9 axle combination
308	Towing vehicle with 3 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 8 axles	Any RUC weight	388
309	Towing vehicle with 3 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 9 axles	Any RUC weight	312
408	Towing vehicle with 4 axles that is part of a combination vehicle with a total of at least 8 axles	Any RUC weight	362

Schedule 2 Schedule 3 replaced

r 5

Schedule 3 Rates of road user charges for distance licence for unpowered RUC vehicles

r 4(3)

RUC vehicle type number	Description of RUC vehicle	RUC weight band	Rates ($ per 1 000 km, including GST)
24	Unpowered vehicle with 1 axle	Any RUC weight	114
28	Unpowered vehicle with 2 axles (except type 29, 30, or 929 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	44
		RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	280
29	Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except type 929 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	37
		RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	125
30	Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred spaced axles	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	37
	Unpowered vehicle with 2 twin-tyred spaced axles	RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	211
33	Unpowered vehicle with 3 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles (except type 939 RUC vehicle)	Any RUC weight	168
37	Unpowered vehicle with 3 axles (except type 33 or type 939 RUC vehicle)	RUC weight of not more than 10 000 kg	40
		RUC weight of more than 10 000 kg	287
43	Unpowered vehicle with 4 axles	Any RUC weight	215
951	Unpowered vehicle with 5 or more axles	Any RUC weight	161
929	Leading trailer with 2 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles	Any RUC weight	91
939	Leading trailer with 3 twin-tyred, or single large-tyred, close axles	Any RUC weight	61

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 October 2018, amend the Road User Charges (Rates) Regulations 2015. The amendments increase certain prescribed rates of road user charges payable under the Road User Charges Act 2012.

This order is a confirmable instrument under section 47B of the Legislation Act 2012. It is revoked at the close of 31 December 2019, unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament. The stated time is the applicable deadline under section 47C(1)(b) of that Act.

Regulatory impact assessment

The Ministry of Transport produced a regulatory impact assessment on 14 June 2018 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact assessment can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 16 August 2018.

Reprints notes

1 General

This is a reprint of the Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2018 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.

2 Legal status

Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes

Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2019 (2019 No 82): section 18(a)

Road User Charges (Rates) Amendment Regulations 2018