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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

road unless and until a heavy-traffic license has been obtained
in accordance with these regulations, or unless the vehicle is
exempt from the liability to obtain an annual license as pre-
scribed by the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924 : Provided that no
person shall operate a heavy motor-vehicle which is exempted
from liability to obtain an annual license only by virtue of
section 18 of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, without the prece-
dent consent in writing of the controlling authority, and such
consent may be subject to such conditions as such controlling
authority may think fit to impose.

(10) On application by or on behalf of any owner, and on
proof to the satisfaction of the licensing authority by state-
ment in writing, statutory declaration, or other evidence that
any license or copy of a license has been lost or mutilated, or
become illegible, and on payment of a fee of 2s. 6d., the
licensing authority shall at any time during the currency of
the license issue to the owner a copy thereof, certified as being
a true copy, and such copy shall be available for all purposes
for which the original license could have been available under
these regulations.

(11) Every licensing authority shall keep a true and faithful
record of all applications for licenses, of all licenses, copies of
licenses, and indication discs issued, and of all fees paid, and
such particulars as will enable a copy of any license to be
issued if required, together with record of cancellation of
licenses, and transfer of the ownership of any heavy motor-
vehicle.

(12) No heavy-traffic license fee other than that fixed by
these regulations shall be made, levied, charged, or collected
by any local authority having control of roads in respect of
any heavy motor-vehicle.

(13) No change in the ownership of a heavy motor-vehicle
shall affect the continuing validity of any license issued in
respect thereof.

(14) Before any change in the ownership of a heavy motor-
vehicle takes place notice in writing of the particulars of such
change, verified by the signatures of every person ceasing
to have any interest as owner, and every person acquiring
any interest as owner, shall be given to the licensing authority
before such change takes place ; and until such notice is so
given any person so ceasing to have an interest shall be deemed
to remain an owner of such heavy motor-vehicle, and shall be
liable under the provisions of these regulations accordingly.

(15) No person shall operate a heavy motor-vehicle for the
carriage of goods unless such heavy motor-vehicle is licensed
for the carriage of goods or for the carriage of goods and
passengers.

(16) No person shall operate a heavy motor-vehicle for the
carriage of passengers unless such heavy motor-vehicle is
licensed for the carriage of passengers, or for the carriage of
goods and passengers.

(17) No person shall operate a heavy motor-vehicle licensed
for the carriage of passengers and carrying a greater number
of passengers than such heavy motor-vehicle is licensed to
carry.

(18) In all proceedings against any person for an offence
under these regulations the heavy motor-vehicle, the subject
of the proceedings, shall be deemed to be unlicensed or to
have an insufficient license, as the case may be, unless at the
hearing of the case such person produces a license or sufficient
license as the case may be.

(19) In all proceedings under these regulations an appli-
cation for a license shall be prima facie evidence of the state-
ments, matters, and things therein contained as against the
owner (including any person notified as having acquired an
interest as owner under clause (14) of this regulation).

(20) In the event of any person being convicted of an offence
under clauses (15) to (17) inclusive of this regulation, or for
operating a heavy motor-vehicle in a manner or for a purpose
not permitted under its license, then the license fee or addi-
tional license fee (if any) properly payable in those circum-
stances under these regulations in respect of that heavy motor-
vehicle for the whole of the licensing quarter during the cur-
rency of which the offence was, or offences were, committed
shall be deemed a debt due to the licensing authority to which
application for the license should have been made, or from
which the existing license has been obtained, if one is current
in respect of the heavy motor-vehicle.

(21) Nothing in these regulations shall prevent the owner
of any heavy motor-vehicle from applying for and receiving a
license for a term exceeding a license quarter : Provided that
the term of the license shall expire on the last day of a license
quarter, and if issued for a term commencing on or before
the 31st day of May in any year shall expire at latest on the
31st day of May in that year, and if issued for a term com-
mencing after the 31st day of May in any year shall expire
at latest on the 31st day of May in the next succeeding year.

(22) A licensing authority may issue a license for a term
to commence not more than fourteen days after the day on
which the license is issued.

10. LICENSE FEES.

(1) The annual license fees payable for heavy motor-vehicles
not engaged in the carriage of passengers shall be as follows :—
(a) Heavy motor-vehicles other than multi-axled heavy
motor-vehicles, and having no metal tires—
(A) Heavy motor-vehicles not otherwise described
in this subclause or in subclauses (b), (c), or (d) hereof :
The fees set out in Column A of the Table A hereunder.
(B) Heavy motor-vehicles fitted with pneumatic
tires on all road-wheels : The fees set out in Column
B of the Table A hereunder.
(C) Heavy motor-vehicles fitted with super-resilient
tires on all road-wheels, or fitted with super-resilient
tires on two road-wheels and pneumatic tires on two
road-wheels : The fees set out in Column A of the
Table A hereunder, less 7½ per centum.
(D) Heavy motor-vehicles fitted with pneumatic
tires on all road-wheels other than the two front
road-wheels, and tires (not being metal) on the two
front road-wheels : The fees set out in Column A of
the Table A hereunder, less 7½ per centum.
(E) Heavy motor-vehicles of the self-laying-track
type having a continuous band or bands as their sole
means of locomotion or traction, or having in addition
thereto not more than two road-wheels (fitted with
tires not being metal, and of a soft or elastic material)
in contact with the ground : The fees set out in
Column A of the Table A hereunder, less 15 per
centum.
(b) Multi-axled heavy motor-vehicles having no metal
tires :—
(F) Multi-axled heavy motor-vehicles fitted with
pneumatic tires on all road-wheels : The fees set out
in Column A of the Table A hereunder, less 15 per
centum.
(G) Multi-axled heavy motor-vehicles fitted with
pneumatic tires on all road-wheels other than the
two front road-wheels, and tires (not being metal)
on the two front road-wheels : The fees set out in
Column A of the Table A hereunder, less 7½ per
centum.
(H) Multi-axled heavy motor-vehicles fitted with
solid tires (not being metal) on any road-wheels
other than the two front road-wheels : The fees set
out in Column A of the Table A hereunder.
(c) (I) Any heavy motor-vehicle fitted with a tire or tires
so constructed that any metallic substance in the
tire regularly comes into contact with the ground :
The fees set out in Column A of the Table A here-
under, plus 25 per centum.
(d) Any heavy motor-vehicle the motive power of which is
obtained from electric storage-batteries not charged
from a prime mover on the vehicle : The fees as
hereinbefore prescribed, less 25 per centum.

TABLE A.
Quarter License Fees for Heavy Motor-vehicles not carrying
Passengers.