NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 83

15 JULY 2010

New Zealand Fire Service

Fire Service Act 1975

Arapawa Fire Districts Notice, July 2010

Under section 26 of the Fire Service Act 1975, the New Zealand Fire Service Commission gives the following notice.

Notice

1. This notice is the Arapawa Fire Districts Notice, July 2010.

2. This notice comes into force on the day of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

3. This notice revokes and is in substitution for all previous fire district notices for the districts listed in the Schedule.

Constitution of Fire Districts

(a) The urban areas listed in the Schedule are constituted as fire districts.

(b) The boundaries of the fire districts as listed are defined and delineated on plans held at the National Headquarters, New Zealand Fire Service, Wellington.

Schedule

Wakefield Richmond

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of July 2010.

MIKE HALL, Chief Executive, New Zealand Fire Service (acting under delegated authority from the New Zealand Fire Service Commission).

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New Zealand Transport Agency

Government Roading Powers Act 1989

New Zealand Transport Agency (Signs on State Highways) Bylaw 2010

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 (Signs on State Highways) Bylaw 2010 and will come into force 28 days after the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Interpretation—In this bylaw:

“Agency” means the New Zealand Transport Agency established under section 93 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

“official road sign” means any sign erected in accordance with:

(a) the Traffic Regulations 1976; or

(b) the Land Transport Act 1998 and rules made pursuant to it, including the Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004; or

(c) any Gazette Notice issued under clause 4.4 of the Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004.

“road safety billboard” means a sign containing only an easily understood message of text, and optionally graphics, specifically aimed at promoting a road safety message to road users.

“sandwich board” means a stable self-supporting portable sign not more than 900mm high by 600mm wide by 600mm deep.

“sign” means any name, figure, character, outline, display, notice, placard, poster, banner of any kind, advertising device or appliance, or any other thing of a similar nature to attract attention that is on or over a State highway including being on any bridge or other structure that is over a State highway; and

(a) includes all materials composing the sign, together with the frame, background, structure and support or anchorage of the sign;

(b) includes any of the above listed things when fixed or mounted on any vehicle that is parked on a State highway for the purpose of displaying that sign;

(c) includes signs used by roadside vendors licensed by the Agency;

(d) includes road safety billboards, sandwich boards and temporary local banners;

but

(e) does not include any official road sign or traffic sign.

“State highway” means a State highway as defined in section 2 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989 (which includes the carriageway, the road verge, associated land, structures and fixtures) and includes a motorway as defined in section 2 of that Act.

“temporary local banner” means a banner relating to a specific event in the area where the banner extends across a State highway carriageway.

“traffic sign” means those signs detailed in Schedule 1 to the Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004.

“vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Land Transport Act 1998.

3. Motorways—No person may construct, maintain or display or cause to be constructed, maintained or displayed on or over any part of a motorway any sign.

4. Need for consent—(1) No person may construct, maintain or display or cause to be constructed, maintained or displayed on or over any part of a State highway any sign unless the Agency consents, in writing, to the construction, maintenance or display of such sign.

(2) The restriction in subclause (1) does not apply to any sign constructed, maintained or displayed behind the kerbline of any State highway in any area where a 50km/h or lesser speed limit applies.

5. When consent may be given—(1) The Agency may consent to the construction, maintenance or display of any sign to which clause 4(1) applies if:

(a) it is satisfied that the sign meets the relevant requirements specified in the Schedules to this bylaw; and

(b) it is satisfied that the sign meets the requirements of the relevant territorial authority; and

(c) it considers that the colours, wording, legend or siting of the sign will not:

(i) obscure or cause confusion with any official road sign or any traffic sign;

(ii) cause alarm or unduly attract the attention of people operating vehicles on the State highway;

(iii) create or contribute to a traffic hazard; or