12 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 4747

Land Transport Safety Authority

Goods Service Vehicle (Constructional) Regulations 1936

Exemption From Specified Requirements of the Goods Service Vehicle (Constructional) Regulations 1936

Pursuant to regulation 1 (7) (a) of the Goods Service Vehicle (Constructional) Regulations 1936 (“the Regulations”) and under authority delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety, I, John Andrew Justice, Senior Engineer hereby exempt the motor vehicles specified in Schedule 1 of this notice from the requirements of regulation 2 (4) (b) (i) of the Regulations and subject to the conditions set out in Schedule 2 of this notice.

Schedule 1

Vehicle Details

Description: JCB Fastrac Models 1115, 1135, 135, 155 and 185

Schedule 2

Conditions

(i) A calibrated gauge visible to the driver in his normal driving position to indicate to him the pressure in the vehicle’s brake receivers, must be installed by 31 March 1997;

(ii) This notice may be revoked at any time;

(iii) This notice expires on 31 December 1997.

Signed at Wellington this 10th day of December 1996.
J. A. JUSTICE, acting under authority pursuant to section 28 of the Land Transport Act 1993 delegated to me by an instrument of delegation dated 13 May 1996.

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Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974

Exemption From Specified Requirements of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974

Pursuant to regulation 16A (2) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 and under the authority sub-delegated to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety, I, John Andrew Justice, Senior Engineer, hereby exempt the motor vehicles specified in Schedule 1 of this notice from regulation 16A (1) (c) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 subject to the conditions specified in Schedule 2 of this notice.

Schedule 1

Vehicle Details

Description: JCB Fastrac Models 1115, 1135, 135, 155 and 185

Schedule 2

Definition and Conditions

1. Definition:
   Certification means to state in writing, having determined with certainty, that the components being certified have been designed and constructed to safely fulfil all their operational requirements.

2. Towing Connection Conditions:

(a) The drawbeams of Schedule 1 vehicles and the drawbars and towing attachments of trailers or trailed agricultural machines towed by Schedule 1 vehicles must be certified, and;

(b) (i) Where no published manufacturers’ rating for a Schedule 1 vehicle or a trailer or trailed agricultural machine exists, its drawbeam or drawbar rating must be certified by a certifying engineer approved by the Land Transport Safety Authority or;

(ii) Where published manufacturers’ ratings exist, the towing connections of Schedule 1 vehicles may be certified by JCB Landpower Limited.

(iii) Where published manufacturers’ ratings exist, the towing connections of trailers or trailed agricultural machines may be certified by a member of the Tractor and Machinery Association Incorporated of New Zealand.

(c) Safety chains between the towed and towing vehicles fulfilling all the requirements of Australian Design Rule 62/00 Determination 2 of 1995 are fitted.

3. Operating Speed Conditions:

(a) The maximum permissible speed of Schedule 1 vehicles is restricted to 30 km/h when towing any trailer or trailed agricultural machine, except as provided in clauses 3 (b), (c) and (d) of this Schedule.

(b) Where the trailer or trailed agricultural machine has been modified and is certified by a certifying engineer approved by the Land Transport Safety Authority.

(c) (i) Where the manufacturer of any trailer or trailed agricultural machine, being a member of the Tractor and Machinery Association Incorporated of New Zealand, has certified that the trailer or trailed agricultural machine may be towed safely in its fully laden condition at the maximum speed capability of the Schedule 1 vehicle towing it, and;

(ii) Where the trailer or trailed agricultural machine has not been modified subsequent to being issued with the certification required by clause 3(b)(i), above.

(d) Where all certification details are carried by the Schedule 1 vehicle at all times when towing a trailer or trailed agricultural machine which has been certified.

4. The certified vehicles must be maintained in accordance with the vehicle manufacturers’ recommendations and continue to meet all the certification requirements.

5. The Land Transport Safety Authority’s Policy Statement 5 is not applicable to Schedule 1 vehicles or of the trailers or trailed agricultural machines they may tow.

6. This notice expires on December 31 1997.

Signed at Wellington this 10th day of December 1996.
J. A. JUSTICE, acting under authority sub-delegated to me pursuant to S28 of the Land Transport Act by the Director of Land Transport Safety by way of an instrument of delegation dated 16 October 1995.

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Traffic Regulations 1976

Exemption From Specified Requirements of the Traffic Regulations 1976

Pursuant to regulations 90 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976, I, John Andrew Justice, Senior Engineer, hereby exempt the motor vehicles specified in Schedule 1 of this notice from the particular requirements of the Traffic Regulations 1976 listed in Schedule 2 of this notice, subject to the conditions contained in Schedule 2 of this notice.

Schedule 1

Vehicle Details

Description: JCB Fastrac Models 1115, 1135, 135, 155 and 185