Num. 19. 507

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1933.

Regulations for the Control of Goods-services within Controlled Areas under the Transport Licensing Act, 1931.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 27th day of March, 1933.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by section fifty-nine of the Transport Licensing Act, 1931 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations in relation to goods-services carried on within areas for the time being declared to be “controlled areas” for the purposes of Part III of the said Act.

REGULATIONS.

REGULATION 1.—PRELIMINARY.

(1) THESE regulations may be cited as the “Transport Licensing (Goods-service) Regulations, 1933.”

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—

“Authorized person” means any member of the Police Force, or the Commissioner or any person appointed by the Commissioner, or a metropolitan authority in terms of section fifty-four of the said Act:

“License” means a license to carry on a goods-service:

“Licensing Authority,” in relation to a controlled area, means the Licensing Authority appointed therefor pursuant to the said Act:

“Variation,” in respect of a goods-service license, includes any amendment or revocation of any of the terms or conditions of such license, or any addition or new terms and conditions thereto, pursuant to section thirty-four of the said Act in its application to goods-services:

“Vehicle Authority” means a Vehicle Authority issued under Regulation 4 hereof.

REGULATION 2.—APPLICATION FOR A NEW LICENSE TO CARRY ON A GOODS-SERVICE.

Every application for a goods-service license, other than for a renewal of such license, shall be made on the appropriate form as set out in the First Schedule hereto (or to the effect thereof), and in each case shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as hereinafter prescribed.

REGULATION 3.—LICENSING PROCEDURE.

(1) The Chairman, or, in his absence, the Acting-Chairman, shall preside at each meeting of any Licensing Authority held for the purposes of these regulations.

(2) Any person who wishes to make any representation or statement at any such meeting of a Licensing Authority shall, not later than one clear day before the date of the meeting, notify the Secretary of his desire so to do, and of the description of the person or body on whose behalf the statement or representation is to be made.

(3) The Licensing Authority may in its proceedings under these regulations act upon such information as it thinks fit, whether such information would be evidence legally admissible in judicial proceedings or not.

(4) With the permission of the Licensing Authority (but not otherwise) any person may be represented at such proceedings by counsel, solicitor, or other agent.

(5) The Licensing Authority may require any person to transcribe or summarize any oral statement in writing either during or after the proceedings.

REGULATION 4.—GOODS-SERVICE LICENSES AND VEHICLE AUTHORITIES.

(1) Every goods-service license shall be issued on the appropriate form as set out in the First Schedule hereto (or to the effect thereof), and supplementary to each license there shall be issued by the Licensing Authority a Vehicle Authority or Vehicle Authorities to the number authorized by the license.

(2) On each goods-service vehicle while being used under the terms of a goods-service license there shall be carried the appropriate Vehicle Authority in the appropriate form set out in the First Schedule hereto (or to the effect thereof), and the said Vehicle Authority shall be produced for inspection by the licensee or by the driver of the vehicle on demand by any authorized person.