Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 166(3) of the Land Transport Act 1998, the NZ Transport Agency gives notice that the following exemptions from the stated Land Transport Rules were granted under section 166(1) of that Act:
between 1 April 2018 and 30 June 2018:
|
Nature of Exemption |
Number of Exemptions |
Heavy Vehicles 2004 (Rule 31002)
| Clause 4.5—legal requirements for drawbars | 340 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a towbar to be certified to certain standards | 991 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a drawbeam to be certified to certain standards | 401 |
between 1 July 2018 and 30 September 2018:
|
Nature of Exemption |
Number of Exemptions |
Heavy Vehicles 2004 (Rule 31002)
| Clause 4.5—legal requirements for drawbars | 19 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a towbar to be certified to certain standards | 99 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a drawbeam to be certified to certain standards | 2 |
between 1 October 2018 and 31 December 2018:
|
Nature of Exemption |
Number of Exemptions |
Heavy Vehicles 2004 (Rule 31002)
| Clause 4.4(1)—drawbeam must comply with NZS 5446 | 2 |
| Clause 4.4(2)—drawbeam fitted before 1 February 1989 must comply with NZS 5446 on or after 1 April 2006 | 2 |
| Clause 4.4(3)—drawbeam must comply with NZS 5446 | 2 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a towbar to be certified to certain standards | 85 |
| All of the rule to the extent that the rule requires a drawbeam to be certified to certain standards | 3 |
Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 (Rule 35001)
| Clause 6.4(1)(e)—vehicle may be certified for re-entry into the service only if the vehicle has undergone a specialist inspection and specific aspects of the vehicle have been certified | 2 |
| Clause 6.5(1)(d)—heavy vehicle that has been modified requires a specialist inspection and certification | 2 |
| Clause 6.5(2)—vehicle requiring specialist inspection and certification may only be certified for entry/re-entry if it is certified in accordance with 6.5(5) | 2 |
| Clause 7.2(b)(vi)—vehicle may not be certified for operation in service if the most recent record of determination, warrant of fitness, certificate of fitness, alternative fuel inspection certificate, conditional permit or certificate of loading has been revoked under 11.3 | 2 |
| Clause 7.4(1)(d)—vehicle may be certified for operation in service only if the vehicle has undergone a specialist inspection and specific aspects of the vehicle have been certified | 2 |
| Clause 7.5(1)(b)—heavy vehicle that has been modified requires a specialist inspection and certification | 2 |
| Clause 7.5(2)—vehicle requiring specialist inspection and certification may be certified for operation in service only if it is certified in accordance with 7.5(5) | 2 |
Note: Exemptions to various vehicle components (such as exemptions relating to towbars, drawbars and drawbeams) were often granted under specific conditions, for example, on the condition that the vehicle is used unladen, or on the condition that the vehicle may only tow a mass up to a specified percentage of the permitted maximum load and/or only for a limited period of time.