Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MOTOR TRAFFIC ACT 1936 (REPEALED) - SECT 217

(1)     Where application is made to the Registrar by any person for permission to engage in conduct mentioned in section 119 or 119AA and the applicant gives notice of his or her application by advertisement in a local newspaper at least 28 days before the day in respect of which the permit is desired, and the Registrar is satisfied that permission can be granted without danger to the public, the Registrar may, subject to any directions of the Minister, issue a permit authorising the person to engage in the conduct.

(1A)     Before issuing a permit under subsection (1), the registrar must—

        (a)     consult the chief police officer; and

        (b)     take reasonable steps to seek, and take into account, the views of anyone who would be, in the registrar's opinion, likely to be affected if the permit were issued or refused.

(1B)     Failure to comply with paragraph (1A) (b) in relation to a permit does not affect the validity of the permit.

(1C)     A permit under subsection (1) exempts the permit holder from the provisions of this Act in relation to the affixing of silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits while engaging in the conduct authorised by the permit.

(2)     The Registrar shall in any such permit specify the time and place at which the conduct may be engaged in and any conditions to which the permit is subject.

(3)     An application for a permit under this section shall be accompanied by the determined fee.

(4)     Any person who fails to comply with any condition contained in any permit under this section shall be guilty of an offence.

(5)     The Registrar shall give the Environment Management Authority notice in writing of a permit issued under subsection (1).