1354
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

For the purposes of this condition—
(a) Any two or more periods of time shall be deemed to be a continuous period unless separated by an interval of not less than half an hour in which the driver is able to obtain rest and refreshments; and
(b) Any time spent by a driver on other work in connection with a passenger-service vehicle or the load carried thereby shall be reckoned as time spent in driving:
Provided that a licensee shall not be liable to be convicted for breach of this condition if he proves to the Court that the contravention was due to unavoidable delay in the completion of any journey arising out of circumstances which he could not reasonably have foreseen.

(2) It shall also be a condition of every license (whether inserted therein or not) that unless otherwise provided in the license a time-book in the form or to the effect of the form contained in clause (4) of this regulation, or a combination of time-books to the like effect, shall be kept in respect of every vehicle used under any license, and the hours at which every driver and other person employed on such vehicle (including the licensee) commence and end work on any day, and also the periods for which such drivers and other persons cease work for the purpose of rest and refreshment, shall be entered therein from day to day by every driver or other person aforesaid. At the end of each week the amount of wages paid in each case in respect of that week shall also be recorded in the place provided for that purpose. All time-books aforesaid shall be available for inspection by any Enforcement Officer at any reasonable time during a period of six months next ensuing upon the completion of the journey to which they refer.

(3) The time-book required to be kept under this regulation shall be as follows:—

TIME-BOOK.

Licensee’s name: .
Address: .
Driver’s name: .
Address: .
Week ending: .
Total hours worked during the week: hours.

• The signature will be that of the licensee of the vehicle if he drives the vehicle himself, or of the driver or other person employed on the vehicle.

Total amount received for wages and overtime during week:—

Wages .. .. .. .. .. £ s. d.
Overtime .. .. .. .. .. : :
Total .. .. .. .. .. : :

Signature of driver or other employee: .
Signature of licensee: .

REGULATION 21.—WAGES.

It shall be a condition of every license (whether inserted therein or not) that the licensee shall pay every person employed by him to drive any passenger-service vehicle, used under the authority of such license, not less than the wages prescribed for such employee in any award or awards from time to time in force and made by order of the Arbitration Court under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925.
This condition shall apply in respect of all licenses, whether the licensees or their employees are parties to the said award or awards or not.

REGULATION 22.—OFFENCES AND PENALTIES.

(1) Every person who—
(a) Knowingly supplies any false or misleading information in or concerning any application made in terms of these regulations; or
(b) Omits or refuses to supply any information herein required
shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these regulations.

(2) Every person who—
(a) Fails to comply with any condition, duty, or obligation imposed by the said Act and for which no penalty is therein provided or imposed by these regulations, or imposed in any license under these regulations; or
(b) Offends against or fails to comply with or otherwise commits or permits a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable for every such breach to a fine not exceeding £10.