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MOTOR VEHICLE (HIRE CAR) REGULATIONS - REG 4

Interpretation

    (1)     In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Alice Springs area" means the town of Alice Springs.

"child" means a person who has attained the age of 12 months but has not attained the age of 8 years.

"conversion card" means a card issued under regulation 47(1).

"Darwin area" means the areas comprised within the boundaries of the divisions, within the meaning of the Electoral Act , of Berrimah, Casuarina, Fannie Bay, Jingili, Leanyer, Ludmilla, Millner, Nightcliff, Port Darwin, Sanderson, Wagaman and Wanguri as specified in the instrument dated 15 September 1983 made under the Electoral Act and appearing in Gazette No. S31 dated 20 September 1983.

"fare card" means a card showing the amount payable for a journey by a taxi.

"hire car" means a private hire car, limousine or taxi.

"infant" means a person who has not attained the age of 12 months.

"Jabiru area" means the area within 13 kilometres of the Post Office at Jabiru.

"Katherine area" means the town of Katherine.

"licence" means:

        (a)     other than in respect of Division 2 of Part II and regulation 72 – a licence granted under section 26(1) or 27(1) of the Act; and

        (b)     in respect of Division 2 of Part II and regulation 72 – a licence granted under section 10(1) of the Act entitling the holder of the licence to drive a hire car of the type specified in that licence.

"liquor" means liquor within the meaning of the Liquor Act .

"member" means a member of the Police Force.

"Nhulunbuy area" means the area within 13 kilometres of the Post Office at Nhulunbuy.

"passenger", in relation to a hire car, includes the hirer of the hire car but does not include the driver of that hire car.

"taxi rank" means a portion of a carriageway situated between 2 consecutive taxi rank signs, the arrows of which signs point generally towards each other.

"taxi rank sign" means a traffic sign, within the meaning of the Traffic Act , bearing an arrow and the words "Taxi Rank", whether with or without other words, figures or symbols.

"Tennant Creek area" means the town of Tennant Creek.

"young person" means a person who has attained the age of 8 years but has not attained the age of 14 years.

    (2)     A reference in these Regulations to the owner of a hire car (including, for that purpose, a reference to the owner of a taxi or private hire car) is a reference to the holder of the licence in respect of the hire car, irrespective of whether he is also the person described in the certificate of registration issued in respect of that hire car as the owner of that hire car.

2     Licensing of drivers



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