New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 27

Page 1137

✨ Motor-vehicles Insurance Regulations



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  1. Where the premium payable in respect of any motor-vehicle is fixed by reference to its seating-accommodation the following rules shall apply :—
    (a) If the vehicle has been licensed as a passenger-service vehicle its seating-accommodation shall be deemed to be the seating capacity of the vehicle determined in accordance with the Passenger-service Vehicle (Constructional) Regulations, 1933, or any regulations made in substitution therefor or in amendment thereof.
    (b) If the vehicle has not been licensed as a passenger-service vehicle, its seating-accommodation shall be determined by including as a separate seat—
    (i) Every clearly defined seat the vehicle is designed or equipped to carry :
    (ii) Every complete 16 in. of the length of an undivided seat.

  2. Where pursuant to section 15 of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, the registration of any motor-vehicle is cancelled on the ground that the vehicle has been destroyed, or has become permanently useless as a motor-vehicle, or has been permanently removed from New Zealand, and at the time of such cancellation there is in force in respect of the motor-vehicle a contract of insurance under the said Act, the insurance company with which such contract of insurance has been effected shall, on application in writing made by the owner of the motor-vehicle, and on being satisfied that the registration of the motor-vehicle has been cancelled as aforesaid, refund to the owner a sum equal to one-twelfth part of the prescribed premium for every complete month between the date of the happening of the event which led to the cancellation of registration and the end of the term of the contract of insurance.

  3. From every premium paid in respect of any contract of insurance under the said Act the sum of 6d. shall be deducted for administration expenses in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 15 thereof.

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SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

[Form No. 1.
Under the Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928.

NOTIFICATION BY INSURANCE COMPANY OF WILLINGNESS TO UNDERTAKE INSURANCE BUSINESS IN TERMS OF THE ABOVE ACT.

To the Registrar of Motor-vehicles,
Wellington.

NOTICE is hereby given that the [Name of company] is willing to undertake insurance business in terms of the Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928.
Dated at , this day of , 19 .
………………
[Signature and description of person signing notice on behalf of company.]
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[Form No. 2.
Under the Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928.

OWNER’S NOMINATION OF COMPANY WITH WHICH MOTOR-VEHICLE TO BE INSURED.

To the Deputy Registrar of Motor-vehicles at
.

PURSUANT to the Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928, I hereby nominate the [Name of company] * as the company with which the contract of insurance in respect of the motor-vehicle described below is to be effected in terms of the said Act.

Particulars of Motor-vehicle.

Name of owner in full [State whether Mr., Mrs., or Miss] :
Occupation or other description of owner :
Postal address of owner :
Make and description of motor-vehicle [e.g., Rolls-Royce motor-car] :
Engine No. : Chassis No. :
Class of motor-vehicle for purpose of insurance premium [State number of class only, without particulars] :
[In the case of all passenger-carrying vehicles] Seating-accommodation (inclusive of driver) : persons.
I certify that the above particulars are correct.
Date : ………………
[Signature.]

  • For list of companies carrying on business, see back of form.

    Endorsement.

(List of companies that have undertaken to carry on business under the Act to be printed or written on back of form.)

[Form No. 3.
Under the Motor-vehicles Insurance (Third-party Risks) Act, 1928.

NOTICE OF SALE OR OTHER DISPOSAL OF AN INSURED MOTOR-VEHICLE.

To [Insert name of company with which motor-vehicle is insured].

PURSUANT to section 7 of the above-mentioned Act, notice is hereby given that I have disposed of the motor-vehicle referred to below to [Name in full, occupation, or other description, and postal address of new owner].

Description of Motor-vehicle referred to.

Registration No. :
Class of motor-vehicle [Motor-cycle, motor-car, trade motor, or, as the case may be] :
Make of motor-vehicle :
Engine No. : Chassis No. :
Dated at , this day of , 19 .
………………
[Signature and postal address.]
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SECOND SCHEDULE.

SCALE OF ANNUAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAYABLE UNDER THE MOTOR-VEHICLES INSURANCE (THIRD-PARTY RISKS) ACT, 1928.

No. of Class. Description of Motor-vehicle. Annual Premium.
1 (a) Motor-cycles (except as provided in sub-class (b) hereof) .. .. .. £ s. d.
(b) Motor-cycles used under the authority of section 18 of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, per set of registration-plates .. 1 0 0
2 Manufacturers’ and dealers’ motor-vehicles (other than motor-cycles) used under the authority of section 18 of the Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, per set of registration-plates .. 1 16 0
3 Tractors, traction-engines, and any of the motor-vehicles (other than motor-cars, trade motors, and trailers) described in Part II of the Schedule to the Motor-vehicles Amendment Act, 1927 .. 0 10 0
4 Private motor-cars, if used exclusively in one or more of the following ways :— .. 0 17 0
(a) By any person for purposes of pleasure or for private or domestic purposes but not for business purposes : Provided that for the purposes of this paragraph “business purposes” does not include the carriage of any person to or from his place of business or the place where he carries on his profession or calling :
(b) In person by the owner being an individual for no other business purpose than his own carriage in relation to his profession, business, or calling : Provided that such business, profession, or calling is not that of a commercial traveller, insurance agent or inspector or assessor, land or estate agent, manufacturer’s agent, stock agent, station agent, or salesman :
(c) By a medical practitioner for the purposes of his profession :
(d) By the owner being a farmer or by any person on his behalf in connection with the farming operations of the owner :
(e) In connection with the work of any public or private hospital or charitable or benevolent or religious institution or trade union by or on behalf of the Board or other authority controlling such hospital or institution or trade union :
5 Private motor-cars used for any purpose not included in the purposes specified in Class 4 2 1 0
6 Trade motors .. .. .. .. 1 7 0
7 Motor-vehicles of any class (other than trailers and motor-cycles) used by fire brigades 0 18 0
8A Public motor-vehicles being public motor-cars but not passenger-service vehicles, and public motor-vehicles, being private-hire cars .. .. .. .. 6 0 0


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