Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MOTOR VEHICLES (DIMENSIONS AND MASS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996 (NO 5 OF 1996)

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   1.      This Act may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) (Amendment) Act 1996.  
   3.      In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Motor Vehicles (Dimensions and Mass) Act 1990.1  
   4.      Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   5.      Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   6.      Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (4) “$100” and substituting “1 penalty unit”.  
   7.      Section 9 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:  
   8.      Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “2.5 metres” and substituting “the width determined under section 57 in relation to the class of vehicles to which the vehicle belongs”.  
   9.      Sections 11 to 16 (inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.  
   10.     Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “of vehicles”.  
   11.     Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   12.     Sections 22 and 23 of the Principal Act are repealed.  
   13.     Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   14.     Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   15.     Section 30 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   16.     Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) “9, 10, 11, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 34” and substituting “24, 25, 26 and 37”.  
   17.     After section 31 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted in Part IV:  
   18.     Part V of the Principal Act is repealed and the following Part substituted:  

   PART V--OFFENCES INTERPRETATION

   19.     Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   20.     Section 44 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the penalty provision “$3,000” and substituting “50 penalty units”.  
   21.     Section 46 of the Principal Act is repealed.  
   22.     Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the penalty provision and substituting the following penalty provision:  
   23.     Section 48 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the penalty provision and substituting the following penalty provision:  
   24.     After section 48 of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:  

   PART VIA--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

   25.     Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “the Schedule” and substituting “Schedule 1”.  
   26.     Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the penalty provision and substituting the following penalty provision:  
   27.     Section 54 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:  
   28.     Section 56 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2).  
   29.     Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   30.     The heading to the Schedule to the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading substituted:  
   31.     After the Schedule to the Principal Act the Schedule set out in the Schedule to this Act is inserted.  
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