1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Principal Act amended
4 Short Title and commencement
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
5 Interpretation
6 New section 11A inserted
11A Persons may not drive or attempt to drive while impaired and their blood contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine
7 New section 57A inserted
57A Driving while impaired and with blood that contains evidence of use of controlled drug or prescription medicine
8 Contravention of section 12
9 Failure or refusal to remain at specified place or to accompany enforcement officer
10 Failure or refusal to permit blood specimen to be taken
11 Person in charge of motor vehicle causing injury or death
12 Causing injury or death in circumstances to which section 61 does not apply
13 Defences
14 Blood test fee
15 New section 71A inserted
71A Requirement to undergo compulsory impairment test
16 Who must give blood specimen at places other than hospital or surgery
17 Who must give blood specimen in hospital or surgery
18 New section 73A inserted
73A Evidence of controlled drug in blood sample taken under section 72 or 73 may not be used as evidence of use of controlled drugs in prosecutions under Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
19 Certificates in blood-alcohol proceedings
20 Circumstances in which certificate not admissible in proceedings
21 Release of vehicle after 28 days
22 Arrest of persons for alcohol or drug-related offences, or assault on enforcement officer
23 Enforcement officer may immobilise vehicle, etc, if driver incapable of proper control of vehicle
24 Strict liability for offences involving insecure loads and loads falling from vehicles
25 Regulations
26 New section 209A inserted
209A Analysing blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol
27 Repeals
28 Transitional regulations
29 Expiry of section 216
30 Regulations and other enactments having effect under this Act
31 Expiry of section 218
32 New Part 17 inserted
Part 17Motor vehicle registration and licensing
Preliminary provisions
233 Interpretation matters applying to this Part
Register of motor vehicles
234 Register of motor vehicles
235 Purposes of register
236 Application for information from register
237 Entitlement to receive information
238 Registrar may confirm or deny match of information
239 Further restrictions
240 Complaints procedure
241 Authorised access to name and address only
Registration and licensing requirements
242 Motor vehicles must be registered and licensed
243 Application for registration
244 Application for, and issuing of, licence
245 Commencement of licence
246 Change of use of motor vehicle
Change of registered person on sale or other disposition
247 Obligations of sellers and acquirers of motor vehicles
248 Prohibition against use of motor vehicle
249 Circumstances when motor vehicle may be seized and impounded
250 Personal property
251 Storage of impounded motor vehicles
252 Release of motor vehicle
253 Disposal of motor vehicle
254 Impounded motor vehicle not to be damaged
Cancellation of registration
255 Cancellation of registration
256 Discretion to refund fees
Registration plates
257 Issue of plates and certificates of registration
258 Supplementary plates
259 Contract to dispose of rights to personalised plates
260 Acquisition and disposal of personalised plates
261 Eligibility for trade plates
262 Application for trade plates
263 Transitional provision for existing registration plates
General provisions relating to registration and licensing
264 Replacement of certificate of registration, licence, or registration plates
265 Surrender and seizure of registration plates and facsimile plates
266 Registrar may prohibit or decline to issue plates
267 Appeal to District Court
Offences and penalties
268 Infringement offences
Regulations
269 Regulations
270 Fees and charges identified as land transport revenue
Appointment
271 Appointment of Registrar
Delegations and authorisations
272 Delegations
273 Authorisations by Registrar
Fees and charges
274 Land transport revenue to be paid into national land transport fund
275 Other prescribed fees received under this Part
Part 2Repeal, revocation, and consequential amendments
33 Repeal
34 Revocation
35 Consequential amendments
Schedule 1 Consequential amendments to Land Transport Act 1998
Schedule 2 Other enactments consequentially amended
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: