NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 148

4 NOVEMBER 2010

Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

New Zealand Transport Agency

Government Roading Powers Act 1989

New Zealand Transport Agency (Heavy Motor Vehicles on State Highways) Bylaw 2010/HMV

Pursuant to section 61(3) of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989, the New Zealand Transport Agency hereby makes the following bylaw.

Bylaw

1. Title and commencement—This bylaw may be cited as the New Zealand Transport Agency (Heavy Motor Vehicles on State Highways) Bylaw 2010/HMV and shall come into force at 1.00am on Saturday 4 December 2010.

2. Interpretation—In this bylaw, “heavy motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle (other than a motorcar that is not used, kept or available for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward) the gross laden weight of which exceeds 4,500 kilograms; but does not include a vehicle designed solely or principally for the use of fire brigades in attendance at fires.

3. The driving or taking of any heavy motor vehicle or combination of heavy motor vehicles on to or over the sections of State highway described in the First Schedule to this bylaw while there is another heavy motor vehicle or combination of heavy motor vehicles on that section of State highway is prohibited.

4. No person shall take or permit to be driven or taken, any heavy motor vehicle on any road or part of a road specified in the Second Schedule to this bylaw between the hours of 7.00am and 7.00pm, unless that vehicle is used for the express purpose of:

   (a) providing an emergency service on a road, or part of a road, specified in the Second Schedule, or in the immediate vicinity of that road or part of that road; or

   (b) the provision or maintenance of a network utility work on or in a road or part of a road, specified in the Second Schedule, or in the immediate vicinity of that road, or part of that road, provided that the provision or maintenance of that network utility is undertaken by a network utility operator as defined in section 166 of the Resource Management Act 1991; or

   (c) delivering or collecting people and/or goods to or from a property with frontage to a road or part of a road specified in the Second Schedule to this bylaw.

First Schedule

5. The following bridges on State Highway 6 (Blenheim-Invercargill):

   • The Fox Bridge (Route Position 626/8.28)
   • The Cook Bridge (Route Position 639/0.00)
   • The Karangarua Bridge (Route Position 659/0.00)

   The following bridge on State Highway 7A (Hanmer Springs Road):

   • The Waiau Ferry Bridge (Route Position 0/0.8)

Second Schedule

6. That section of State Highway 12 (Broadway) at Kaikohe in Far North District, from Mangakahia Road to Rankin Street (Route Position 0/10.272 to Route Position 0/11.081); a distance of 809 metres.

7. Revocation—The Transit New Zealand Bylaw (Heavy Motor Vehicles on State Highways) 2002/17 and all its amendments* are hereby revoked at 1.00am on Saturday 4 December 2010.

8. Authority to make bylaw—This bylaw is made by the Group Manager, Highways and Network Operations, under delegated authority of the New Zealand Transport Agency.

   Signed on behalf of the New Zealand Transport Agency under delegated authority by:

   COLIN CRAMPTON, Group Manager, Highways and Network Operations.

   New Zealand Gazette, 12 December 2002, No. 178, page 4499
   New Zealand Gazette, 21 June 2007, No. 69, page 1822
   New Zealand Gazette, 10 July 2008, No. 112, page 2936
   New Zealand Gazette, 18 December 2008, No. 195, page 5177
   New Zealand Gazette, 4 June 2009, No. 79, page 1864
   New Zealand Gazette, 25 June 2009, No. 94, page 2117
   *New Zealand Gazette, 29 April 2010, No. 48, page 1338

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Land Transport Act 1998

Notification of Ordinary Rule

Pursuant to section 161(3) of the Land Transport Act 1998, notification is given of the making of Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices Amendment 2010 (Rule 54002/4).

This Rule makes changes to Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (Rule 54002), allowing road controlling authorities to take advantage of a wide range of traffic control devices to implement, improve or maintain safe and efficient traffic management.

The changes also incorporate updated engineering practice, allow the use of some new technologies and ensure that the Rule is consistent with the requirements of the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (“the Road User Rule”) and other legislation.

Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices Amendment 2010 comes into force on 1 April 2011.

It is available for inspection free of charge at the National Office of the NZ Transport Agency, PSIS House, 20 Ballance Street, Wellington, and at the NZ Transport Agency’s regional offices.

A bound copy can be purchased from bookshops that sell legislation or from Wickliffe Limited, PO Box 932, Dunedin, or telephone (06) 358 8231.

Rules are available on the website at www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/rules/about/

For further information about Land Transport Rules, contact the Rules Team, NZ Transport Agency, PO Box 5084, Lambton Quay, Wellington 6145, or email rules@nzta.govt.nz

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of November 2010.

ANGELA DUNCAN, Manager Rules.

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