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Note—
The Act was repealed by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15 with
effect from 20.11.2009.
An Act to amend the Road
Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 to make further
provision in respect of special number-plates.
1Name of
Act
This Act is the Road Transport
(Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Special Number-Plates) Act
2009.
2Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this
Act.
Schedule 1Amendment of Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No
119
[1]Section 8 Powers of
Authority
Omit section 8 (1) (k). Insert instead:
(k)
fix the fees and charges to be payable for or in
connection with any service provided under this Act or the regulations,
and
[2]Section 8
(2)
Omit the subsection. Insert instead:
(2)
The Authority must cause fees and charges fixed
under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette.
[3]Section
8A
Insert after section 8:
8ASpecial
number-plates
(1)
The regulations may make provision for or with
respect to the issue by the Authority of number-plates (special
number-plates) that have a special design, format or content
approved by the Authority, and for or with respect to the use, transfer,
replacement and surrender of special number-plates.
(2)
The Authority is authorised to enter into
contractual and other commercial arrangements (special
number-plate arrangements) for the provision of marketing
and other services to the Authority in connection with the issue of special
number-plates.
(3)
Special number-plate arrangements under this
section must include provision to ensure that a party to the arrangements will
be subject to the same restrictions on the collection, use or disclosure of
information obtained in the course of the operation of the arrangements as
apply to the Authority under the Privacy and
Personal Information Protection Act
1998.
(4)
Regulations under this section can include
provision for or with respect to the following:
(a)
the issue of special number-plates independently
of vehicle registration, as a commercial undertaking conducted by the
Authority,
(b)
providing for the Authority to enter into
agreements with persons to whom special number-plates are or are to be issued,
to provide for their rights and obligations in connection with the special
number-plates issued to them,
(c)
requiring the payment of fees, charges and
consideration for or in connection with the issue, use, transfer, replacement
and surrender of special number-plates,
(d)
providing for the setting of those fees, charges
and consideration by the regulations, the Authority or a party to special
number-plate arrangements or by or under any process provided for by the
regulations or special number-plate arrangements.
(5)
The issue of a number-plate extends to
arrangements for allocating, setting aside or reserving a number-plate
(whether or not involving the delivery of possession of the number-plate and
including arrangements under which the Authority retains possession of a
number-plate after its issue).
[4]Section 13 Ownership of
devices, plates or documents
Insert at the end of the section:
(2)
Any special number-plate issued by the Authority
(whether or not for the purpose of authorising the use of a registrable
vehicle) remains the property of the Authority.
[5]Section 15 Regulations to
establish registration system
Omit section 15 (2) (d).
Historical
notes
Table of amending
instruments
Road Transport
(Vehicle Registration) Amendment (Special Number-Plates) Act 2009
No 89. Assented to 19.11.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec
2.