Transport Amendment Act 1966
Transport Amendment Act 1966
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Transport Amendment Act 1966
Transport Amendment Act 1966
Public Act |
1966 No 107 |
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Date of assent |
20 October 1966 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the Transport Act 1962
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title and commencement
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Transport Amendment Act 1966, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Transport Act 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
(2)
Section 7 of this Act shall come into force on a date to be fixed for the commencement thereof by the Governor- General, by Order in Council.
(3)
Section 11 of this Act shall come into force on the first day of April, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven.
(4)
Sections 8, 20, and 21 of this Act shall come into force on the first day of July, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven.
(5)
Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section, this Act shall come into force on the date of its passing.
2 Meaning of “weight”
Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing the definition of the term “weight”
in subsection (1), and substituting the following definition:
“‘Weight’, in relation to an axle or a wheel, means that portion of the weight of a vehicle and its load, including any equipment or accessories, which is transmitted to the road surface—
“(a)
In the case of an axle, by the tyre or tyres on the wheels which are attached to the axle:
“(b)
In the case of a wheel, by the tyre or tyres which are attached to the wheel.”
3 Meaning of “oscillating axle”
Section 2 of the principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after subsection (3), the following subsection:
“(3a)
For the purposes of this Act and of any regulations under this Act, an axle shall be deemed to be an oscillating axle where—
“(a)
The axle has four wheels attached thereto, consisting of two pairs of wheels; and
“(b)
Each such pair of wheels is mounted on a separate axle so affixed to the motor vehicle as to permit oscillation of the separate axles in a transverse plane which is at right angles to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle; and
“(c)
The centre of any tyre fitted to any such wheel is at least twenty-one inches distant from the centre of every other tyre fitted to the motor vehicle;—
and for the purposes of this subsection any wheel fitted with dual tyres shall be deemed to be one wheel.”
4 Details of registers
Section 17 of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
“(4)
Where the Attorney-General certifies that the supplying of any particulars as aforesaid in respect of any specified motor vehicle might prejudice the security, defence, or international relations of New Zealand (including New Zealand’s relations with the Government of any other country or with any international organisation) or the investigation or detection of offences, the particulars specified in subsections (1) to (3) of this section shall not be supplied in respect of that motor vehicle to any applicant, other than a constable or traffic officer acting in the course of his official duties, unless he satisfies the Registrar that he has a genuine and proper interest in obtaining those particulars. Where the Registrar refuses to supply those particulars to any applicant, the applicant may appeal against that refusal to a Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.”
5 Fee in respect of publications supplied to new licensees
Section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (11), the following subsection:
“(11a)
Without limiting the power to make regulations conferred by section 199 of this Act, regulations may be made under that section providing that where a driver’s licence is issued to any person who has not previously been the holder of a licence granted in New Zealand, there shall be payable by him to the local authority issuing the licence or to the Commissioner, as the case may require, in respect of any publications relating to the principles of safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles supplied to the licensee such fee, not exceeding the sum of two shillings and sixpence, as is prescribed in the regulations, which shall be additional to the fee prescribed by subsection (1) of this section.”
6 Licences of mentally defective persons
Section 28 of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
“(4)
Where—
“(a)
Any person to whom subsection (1) of this section applies is under section 80 of the Mental Health Act 1911 permitted to be absent on leave from an institution under that Act; and
“(b)
The Medical Superintendent of the institution certifies in writing that in his opinion that person is fit to hold a driver’s licence,—
the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to that person while he is absent on leave from the institution, and, if his driver’s licence is held in the custody of the Medical Superintendent pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the Medical Superintendent shall return it to him.”
7 Central register of drivers’ licences
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 28, the following section:
“28a
“(1)
The Commissioner shall keep a register of all motor drivers’ licences issued under this Act, whether by a local authority or by the Commissioner, showing with respect to each licence the following particulars:
“(a)
The full name, address, occupation, and date of birth of the licensee:
“(b)
In the case of a licence issued or extended by a local authority, the name of the local authority by which the licence was issued and the name of the local authority by which any extension of the licence was granted:
“(c)
The number of the licence:
“(d)
The date of issue of the licence:
“(e)
The date of expiry of the licence:
“(f)
Particulars as to any suspension, endorsement, extension, or revocation of the licence:
“(g)
Particulars with respect to the licence sent to the Commissioner by the Registrar of any Court pursuant to section 43 of this Act.
“(2)
Every local authority, other than a local authority which has arranged for the issue in its district of drivers’ licences by the Commissioner, shall notify the Commissioner of the particulars specified in paragraphs (a) to (f) of subsection (1) of this section within fourteen days after the receipt of these particulars by the local authority, not being particulars required by section 43 of this Act to be sent to the Commissioner by the Registrar of any Court.”
8 Professional driving instructors
(1)
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 28a (as inserted by section 7 of this Act), the following section:
“28b
No person shall after the commencement of this section engage for reward in the teaching of motor-vehicle driving unless he is the holder of a certificate of approval for the time being in force issued by the Commissioner under the authority of regulations made pursuant to paragraph (i) of section 29 of this Act.”
(2)
Section 29 of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding to paragraph (i) the words “subject to a right of appeal to a Magistrate, whose decision shall be final, against any decision of the Commissioner refusing to issue such a certificate or revoking such a certificate”
.
(3)
Every person shall be entitled, upon application made to the Commissioner in writing before the first day of October, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven, to a certificate of approval as a driving instructor from the Commissioner who satisfies the Commissioner—
(a)
That he is of good character and reputation; and
(b)
That he has for the period of at least one year immediately preceding the commencement of this section substantially engaged in the teaching of motor-vehicle driving for reward.
(4)
Where the Commissioner refuses any application made under subsection (3) of this section, he shall give notice in writing of his decision to the applicant, who may within one month after the giving of that notice appeal against that decision to a Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
9 Procedure on partial exemption from disqualification
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 35a (as inserted by section 8 of the Transport Amendment Act 1964), the following section:
“35b
“(1)
Where—
“(a)
The Court makes an order under section 35 or section 35a of this Act (hereinafter referred to as an order of partial exemption from disqualification) authorising any person to obtain a driver’s licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle for such purposes as are specified in the order; and
“(b)
That person was on the date of the commencement of his period of disqualification the holder of a driver’s licence having an expiry date later than the date on which the order of partial exemption from disqualification takes effect,—
the Court shall order that particulars of the order of partial exemption from disqualification shall be endorsed on the last-mentioned driver’s licence, and, notwithstanding anything in either of those sections, it shall not be necessary for that person to obtain a new licence, but the licence as so endorsed shall authorise the holder to drive a motor vehicle in accordance with the terms of the order of partial exemption from disqualification.
“(2)
Where a licence has been endorsed pursuant to this section, then, notwithstanding anything in section 41 of this Act, it shall be returned by the Registrar to the holder of the licence.”
10 Penalty for driving while disqualified
Section 39 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing subsection (2), and substituting the following subsection:
“(2)
Every person who commits an offence against this section is liable—
“(a)
For a first offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds:
“(b)
For a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds.”
11 New sections (as to demerit points system) inserted
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting in Part IV, after section 51, the following heading and sections:
“Demerit Points System
“51a Recording of demerit points
“(1)
Where after the commencement of this section any person is convicted of an offence against this Act or any other Act or any regulation or bylaw, being an offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle, the Commissioner shall record in respect of that person such number of points in relation to the offence (in sections 51b to 51k of this Act referred to as demerit points) as may be prescribed by regulations made pursuant to section 51k of this Act.
“(2)
Where any person is convicted of any such offence, the Registrar of the Court shall send to the Commissioner particulars of the conviction.
“51b Appeal against conviction
“(1)
Where any person appeals against a conviction for an offence to which section 51a of this Act applies,—
“(a)
No demerit points shall be recorded in relation to the offence pending the determination of the appeal:
“(b)
Any recording of demerit points made in relation to the offence before the filing of the notice of appeal and any disqualification imposed as a result thereof shall be deemed to be cancelled:
“(c)
If on the determination of the appeal the conviction is upheld, or if the appeal is abandoned or is dismissed for want of prosecution, demerit points shall be recorded in relation to the offence.
“(2)
In the case of any such appeal, the Registrar of the Court in which the appellant was convicted shall send to the Commissioner notice of the filing of the notice of appeal and of the result of the determination of the appeal, or, if the appeal is abandoned or is dismissed for want of prosecution, notice of that fact.
“51c Multiple convictions
Where a person is convicted of two or more offences arising out of the same set of circumstances, demerit points shall be recorded in relation to one offence only. That offence shall, in any case where the same number of points has not been prescribed for all those offences, be the offence or one of the offences for which the greatest number of points is prescribed.
“51d Cancellation of points
When two years have elapsed since the date of the conviction for the offence in relation to which demerit points were recorded in respect of any person, the entry of the points made in respect of that offence shall cease to have effect except in relation to other offences of which that person is convicted before the expiration of that period.
“51e Cancellation of points on disqualification or suspension
Where any person is disqualified for a period of three months or more by an order of any Court made under this Part of this Act or his licence is suspended under the provisions of section 51g of this Act, the Commissioner shall cancel the entry of all demerit points recorded in respect of that person before the expiration of the period of disqualification or suspension.
“51f Notice of points
“(1)
When a total of sixty or more but less than seventy-five demerit points are recorded in respect of any person, the Commissioner shall cause a notice in writing to be given to that person informing him of the number of demerit points recorded and of the consequences of further points being recorded against him.
“(2)
When a total of seventy-five or more but less than one hundred demerit points are recorded in respect of any person, the Commissioner shall cause a notice in writing to be given to that person requiring him to attend before a traffic officer, being an officer of the Department of a status not lower than that of Senior Traffic Officer, at a place, time, and date specified in the notice for an interview for the purpose of assisting that person in improving his driving habits and knowledge of traffic laws.
“(3)
Except with the consent of that person, the place specified in a notice under subsection (2) or subsection (4) of this section shall not be more than fifteen miles by the most practicable route from his usual place of residence.
“(4)
Where a person fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a notice given under subsection (2) of this section, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, given to that person not less than fourteen clear days before the date of the commencement of the period of suspension, suspend that person’s driver’s licence from a date specified in the last-mentioned notice until he attends for an interview as aforesaid at a place, time, and date arranged between that person and a traffic officer who is an officer of the Department.
“(5)
Any person whose licence is suspended under subsection (4) of this section shall, during the period of suspension, be deemed to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence.
“51g Disqualification under points system
“(1)
Where a total of one hundred or more demerit points are recorded in respect of any person, the Commissioner shall, by notice in writing given to that person, suspend the driver’s licence of that person as follows:
“(a)
Where the total of one hundred or more demerit points have been recorded in respect of convictions entered within a period of more than one year but less than two years, for a period of three months commencing on the date of actual receipt of the notice by that person:
“(b)
Where the total of one hundred or more demerit points have been recorded in respect of convictions entered within a period not exceeding one year, for a period of six months commencing on the date of actual receipt of the notice by that person.
“(2)
Any person whose driver’s licence has been suspended under subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence until the expiration of the period of suspension.
“51h Endorsement of driver’s licence
“(1)
Where the driver’s licence of any person has been suspended by the Commissioner under the provisions of section 51g of this Act, that person shall, forthwith upon receiving notice of the suspension, forward his licence to the Commissioner, who shall thereupon cause particulars of the suspension to be endorsed on the licence.
“(2)
The Commissioner shall, on production of the licence for endorsement, retain the licence and, in the case of a licence issued by a local authority, forward it to the local authority by which the licence was issued.
“(3)
The local authority, or, in the case of a licence issued by the Commissioner, the Commissioner, shall keep the licence until the suspension has expired or partial exemption from the suspension has been granted under section 35 or section 35a of this Act and the person entitled to the licence has made a demand in writing for its return to him.
“(4)
Particulars of any such suspension shall also be endorsed by the local authority or the Commissioner, as the case may be, on any driver’s licence that may be issued to that person by a local authority or the Commissioner within twelve months after the commencement of the period of suspension.
“(5)
No person shall remove from any driver’s licence any endorsement made under this section, or obliterate, erase, alter, or add to any endorsement made on any licence under this section.
“(6)
The provisions of section 49 of this Act, as far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, shall apply with respect to every driver’s licence required to be endorsed under this section as if the particulars had been ordered to be endorsed thereon by the order of a Court.
“51I Partial exemption from suspension
The provisions of sections 35 and 35a of this Act, as far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, shall apply with respect to the suspension of a driver’s licence under section 51g of this Act, as if the notice of suspension of the licence were an order of disqualification made by a Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in the Magistrate’s Court nearest to the place of residence of the holder of the licence.
“51J Person whose licence suspended not to apply for or obtain driver’s licence
Every person commits an offence who applies for or obtains a driver’s licence while his licence is suspended under the provisions of section 51g of this Act, and any licence so obtained shall be of no effect.
“51k Regulations as to demerit points
“(1)
Without limiting the general power to make regulations conferred by section 199 of this Act, regulations may be made under that section prescribing the number of demerit points to be recorded in relation to offences against this Act or any other Act or any regulations or any bylaw, being offences in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle.
“(2)
Regulations made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may provide for a greater number of demerit points to be recorded in respect of a second or subsequent conviction for any offence referred to in that subsection.
“(3)
The maximum number of points that may be prescribed by regulations made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in respect of any offence—
“(a)
In the case of any offence to which section 31 of this Act applies and for which under that section the Court orders that the defendant be not disqualified, shall be sixty demerit points:
“(b)
In the case of any other offence, shall be forty demerit points.”
12 Evidence of alcohol in blood of arrested drivers
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 62, the following section:
“62a
“(1)
A constable or traffic officer may request any person who has been arrested under the authority of section 62 of this Act to consent to the taking of a sample of his blood by a registered medical practitioner, and if he so consents a sample of his blood may be taken by a registered medical practitioner accordingly.
“(2)
If the arrested person so requests at or before or immediately after the time when a sample of blood is so taken, part of the sample shall be supplied to him in a sealed container, or, where it is not practicable to divide that sample, a further sample of his blood shall be immediately taken by the registered medical practitioner and supplied in a sealed container to the arrested person.
“(3)
Any sample so taken, or, as the case may be, the part of the sample retained by the constable or traffic officer, shall be sent forthwith by the constable or traffic officer to the Dominion Analyst or a Government Analyst for analysis.
“(4)
For the purposes of any proceedings for an offence under this Part of the Act, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Dominion Analyst or a Government Analyst and certifying as to the proportion of alcohol found in a sample of blood analysed by him or by an officer under his control and identified by the certificate shall be evidence of the matters so certified and of the qualification of the person by whom the analysis was carried out.
“(5)
Where in any proceedings as aforesaid a certificate given under subsection (4) of this section is produced certifying as to the proportion of alcohol in a sample of blood of the defendant, the following provisions shall apply:
“(a)
If there were fifty milligrammes or less of alcohol per one hundred millilitres of blood in the sample of blood, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the defendant was not incapable of having proper control of a motor vehicle by reason of the consumption of drink:
“(b)
If there were more than fifty milligrammes but not more than one hundred milligrammes of alcohol per one hundred millilitres of blood in the sample of blood, that fact shall not give rise to any presumption that the defendant was or was not incapable of having proper control of a motor vehicle by reason of the consumption of drink, but that fact may be considered with any other relevant and admissible evidence to determine whether or not the defendant was incapable of having proper control of a motor vehicle:
“(c)
If there were more than one hundred milligrammes of alcohol per one hundred millilitres of blood in the sample of blood, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the defendant was incapable of having proper control of a motor vehicle by reason of the consumption of drink.
“(6)
Upon the request of any person who has consented to the taking of a sample of blood under subsection (1) of this section, a copy of the certificate given under subsection (4) of this section in respect of that sample shall be supplied to him.
“(7)
In any proceedings for an offence against this Part of this Act no evidence shall be given of any refusal by any person to consent to the taking of a sample of blood under subsection (1) of this section.”
13 Arrest of incapable drivers failing to comply with direction of constable or traffic officer
Section 63 of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding to subsection (2) the words “and the constable or traffic officer (being a traffic officer who is an officer of the Department and is authorised by the Commissioner in writing to exercise the powers conferred by this section) giving the direction or forbidding the act may arrest him without warrant”
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14 Court may order driving test
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 68, the following section:
“68a
“(1)
Where the holder of a driver’s licence is convicted of an offence against this Part of this Act or of any other offence (whether against this Act or any other enactment or any bylaw) in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle, the Court, whether or not it imposes any other penalty or makes any other order in respect of the offence, may order that person to undergo such tests as are prescribed for a driver’s licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of the class that he was driving at the time of the offence of which he was convicted.
“(2)
Upon the making of any order under subsection (1) of this section, the Registrar of the Court shall notify the Commissioner of particulars of the order and the conviction in respect of which it is made.
“(3)
Every test undergone pursuant to an order under subsection (1) of this section shall be carried out under the supervision of an approved testing officer who is an officer of the Department.
“(4)
The Commissioner shall cause to be given to the person in respect of whom the order is made not less than fourteen clear days’ notice of the date, time, and place of the tests.
“(5)
The driver’s licence of any person who fails to pass any such tests shall be deemed to be suspended until such time as he passes the prescribed tests.
“(6)
Where any person fails without reasonable excuse to attend on the date and at the time and place specified in a notice given under subsection (4) of this section, his licence shall be deemed to be suspended until such time as he presents himself for the purpose of undergoing the prescribed tests.
“(7)
Any person whose driver’s licence is suspended under the provisions of this section shall, upon demand in writing, produce his licence to the Commissioner, who shall endorse particulars of the suspension on the licence and retain the licence until the suspension expires.
“(8)
Where any driver’s licence issued by a local authority (not being a local authority to which section 26a of this Act applies) is suspended under the provisions of this section, particulars of the suspension shall be sent by the Commissioner to the local authority.
“(9)
Any person whose driver’s licence has been suspended under the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence until such time as he passes the prescribed tests:
“Provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent any such person from driving a motor vehicle (being a motor vehicle of the class that he was driving at the time of the commission of the offence) in the circumstances referred to in subsection (2) of section 25 of this Act, and nothing in the proviso to that subsection shall apply.”
15 Limitation of weight of motor vehicles for use on road
Section 69 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:
“(1)
Subject to the provisions of section 70 of this Act, it shall not be lawful to use on any road—
“(a)
Any motor vehicle (not being a multi-axled motor vehicle or a trailer), if the weight on any one axle of the vehicle exceeds eight tons; or
“(b)
Any multi-axled motor vehicle or any trailer, if the weight on any one axle of the vehicle, not being an oscillating axle,—
“(i)
In the case of any axle which is eight feet or more distant from the nearest other axle, exceeds eight tons; or
“(ii)
In the case of any axle of the tractive unit of an articulated motor vehicle where the distance between any axle and the nearest other axle is less than eight feet but more than six feet, exceeds eight tons; or
“(iii)
In the case of any other axle, exceeds six tons; or
“(c)
Any multi-axled motor vehicle or any trailer, if the weight on any oscillating axle of the vehicle—
“(i)
In the case of any axle which is eight feet or more distant from the nearest other axle, exceeds nine and a half tons; or
“(ii)
In the case of any other axle, exceeds seven tons; or
“(d)
Any multi-axled motor vehicle or any trailer, if the weight on any wheel of an oscillating axle of the vehicle—
“(i)
In the case of any wheel on an oscillating axle which is eight feet or more from the nearest other axle, exceeds two tons eight hundredweight; or
“(ii)
In the case of any wheel on any other oscillating axle, exceeds one ton fifteen hundredweight.”
16 Removal of abandoned vehicles from roads
Section 76 of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (3), the following subsection:
“(3a)
If, on application to a Magistrate’s Court by any local authority, the Court is satisfied that any motor vehicle to which subsection (1) of this section does not apply appears to have been abandoned by the owner on any road in the district of the local authority or under its control, the Court may make an order authorising the local authority to take possession of and remove the vehicle. On the removal of the motor vehicle pursuant to the provisions of the order, the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall apply as if the motor vehicle had been removed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and as if in subsection (3) there were inserted, after the word ‘including’, the words ‘the expenses incurred in obtaining the order’.”
17 Notification of road hazards
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 76a (as inserted by section 7 of the Transport Amendment Act 1965), the following section:
“76b
Where any traffic officer, acting in the course of his official duties, becomes aware of the existence on any road of any hazard to the safety of traffic, whether arising from the nature or condition of a road or otherwise howsoever, he shall take such steps as may be reasonably practicable to eliminate or reduce the hazard, and, where it is not reasonably practicable for him to eliminate the hazard, he shall as soon as practicable report the existence of the hazard to the local authority or other person having control of the road with a view to the elimination of the hazard.”
18 Speed limits
Section 77 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing paragraph (p) of subsection (1), and substituting the following paragraph:
“(p)
Fixing, for the safety of the public or the better preservation of roads or the better regulation of traffic on roads, the maximum speeds of vehicles or of specified classes of vehicles on any specified road or in any locality or throughout New Zealand, or the maximum speeds or minimum speeds or both of vehicles on specified classes of roads:”.
19 Insurance of towed vehicles and agricultural trailers
Section 82 of the principal Act (as amended by section 9 of the Transport Amendment Act 1965) is hereby further amended by adding the following subsections:
“(7)
Subject to subsections (2) and (2a) of this section, where any vehicle that—
“(a)
Is normally propelled by mechanical power; and
“(b)
Is not for the time being licensed under section 11 of this Act—
is being temporarily towed without the use of its own power by a motor vehicle in respect of which a contract of insurance as aforesaid is for the time being in force, the liability of the insurance company under that contract shall extend to indemnify the owner and any person lawfully in charge of the towed vehicle against his liability to pay damages (inclusive of costs) on account of the death of or bodily injury to any person in the event of the death or bodily injury being caused by or through or in connection with the use of the towed vehicle.
“(8)
Subject to subsections (2) and (2a) of this section, where any agricultural trailer is being towed by a motor vehicle in respect of which a contract of insurance as aforesaid is for the time being in force, the liability of the insurance company under that contract shall extend to indemnify the owner and any person lawfully in charge of the agricultural trailer against his liability to pay damages (inclusive of costs) on account of the death of or bodily injury to any person in the event of the death or bodily injury being caused by or through or in connection with the use of the agricultural trailer.
“(9)
Subject to subsections (2) and (2a) of this section, where—
“(a)
The death of or bodily injury to any person is caused by or through or in connection with the use of any agricultural trailer which is not for the time being attached to any motor vehicle; and
“(b)
The trailer is used in circumstances under which the owner of the motor vehicle by which the trailer was last towed is required to insure under this Part of this Act against his liability to pay damages on account of the death or bodily injury being caused by or through or in connection with the use of that motor vehicle; and
“(c)
A contract of insurance as aforesaid is for the time being in force in respect of the motor vehicle by which that trailer was last towed,—
the liability of the insurance company under that contract shall extend to indemnify the owner and any person lawfully in charge of the agricultural trailer against his liability to pay damages (inclusive of costs) on account of the death or bodily injury.”
20 Certificates of fitness or permits
(1)
Section 143 of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing subsection (1), and substituting the following subsection:
“(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, no person shall use any motor vehicle in connection with a passenger service (whether or not a licence is required under this Part of this Act in respect of the service), or any heavy motor vehicle other than a private motorcar or private station wagon) which is designed principally for the carriage of passengers, or any motor vehicle in connection with a rental service, or any goods-service vehicle which is used in connection with a licensed goods service or which is a heavy motor vehicle, unless a certificate of fitness or permit in accordance with regulations made under this Act has been issued in respect of the motor vehicle by the Commissioner or by an officer authorised by him in that behalf and is for the time being in force.”
(2)
Section 143 of the principal Act is hereby further amended by repealing paragraph (a) of subsection (2).
21 Annual licence fees
The principal Act is hereby further amended by repealing the First Schedule, and substituting the First Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Act.
Schedule NEW FIRST SCHEDULE TO PRINCIPAL ACT
Section 21
“FIRST SCHEDULE Annual Licence Fees (Effective on and from 1 July 1967)
Section 12
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
1.For every motor cycle |
2 | 0 | 0 |
2. For every power cycle |
1 | 0 | 0 |
3. For every motorcar manufactured before 1 January 1919 |
1 | 10 | 0 |
4. For every motorcar (other than a motorcar manufactured before 1 January 1919) or private station wagon |
3 | 0 | 0 |
5. For every trailer that with the load it is for the time being carrying does not weigh more than two tons |
1 | 10 | 0 |
6. For every traction engine |
1 | 10 | 0 |
7. For every other motor vehicle |
4 | 0 | 0” |
This Act is administered in the Transport Department.
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