20Permitted areas and prohibited areas, application of to vehicles and effect of

20. Permitted areas and prohibited areas, application of to vehicles and effect of

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 8(4) and (5), a declaration of an area of land as a permitted area for the purposes of this Act —

(a) may apply in relation to vehicles generally, or may be limited in its application to vehicles of the class or kind specified therein or to vehicles of that class or kind when used in the manner or in the circumstances thereby permitted;

(b) may apply so that the area in question is a permitted area in respect of some classes or kinds of vehicles notwithstanding that it is not a permitted area in relation to other vehicles;

(c) has no effect in or in relation to any part of the State, and if in force in relation to any such area ceases to have effect, where under the provisions of any other Act or law of the State or of the Commonwealth access thereto or the use of vehicles therein is or becomes prohibited.

(2) Subject to the provisions of section 8(4), a declaration made and published under section 16 establishing an area of land as a prohibited area for the purposes of this Act —

(a) may apply in relation to vehicles generally; and

(b) may apply in relation to vehicles generally except when used in the manner or circumstances therein specified; and

(c) may be limited in its application to vehicles of the class or kind specified, or to vehicles of that class or kind when used in the manner or in the circumstances thereby prohibited; and

(d) may apply so that the area in question is a prohibited area in respect of some classes or kinds of vehicles or in specified circumstances notwithstanding that it is not a prohibited area in relation to other vehicles or in other circumstances.

(3) An area of land may be declared to be a permitted area in relation to specified vehicles or circumstances notwithstanding that it is established as a prohibited area in relation to other vehicles or other circumstances.

(4) Regulations and local laws made under this Act may make provision for the control of vehicles in a permitted area and for the safety and obligations of persons who use vehicles in the area, and a person must not drive or use a vehicle in a permitted area unless he complies in all respects with such regulations and local laws and any conditions, restrictions or limitations thereby imposed.

[Section 20 amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 8 of 2025 s. 14 and 15.]