255Certain routes prohibited at certain times

255 Certain routes prohibited at certain times

(1)  In this regulation –

metropolitan built-up area means an area in a relevant city in which buildings, or street lights, next to a road are at intervals of not more than 100 metres for a distance of at least 500 metres or, if the road is shorter than 500 metres, for the entire length of the road;

relevant city means the following cities as defined in the Local Government Act 1993 :

(a) Hobart City;

(b) Launceston City;

(c) Devonport City;

(d) Burnie City;

tanker means a vehicle that is fitted or loaded with one or more tanks for the transport by road of gas or liquids in bulk, whether or not the vehicle is specially constructed for that purpose.

(2)  A person must not drive a tanker transporting UN Class 2 Flammable Gas or UN Class 3 Flammable Liquid or Combustible Liquid on the Tasman Bridge on Monday to Friday inclusive, between the hours of –

(a) 7.00 a.m. and 9.30 a.m.; or

(b) 4.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 85 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  A person must not drive a vehicle conveying Category 3 quantities of explosives through a metropolitan built-up area on Monday to Friday inclusive, between the hours of –

(a) 7.00 a.m. and 9.30 a.m.; or

(b) 4.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 85 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.