Heavy Vehicle (General) National Regulation
sec.10PBS design approval
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sec.10 PBS design approval
A PBS design approval must state— the name and address of the person to whom the approval is given; and for an approval of an application mentioned in section 8 or 9 —the standards with which the design is not likely to comply. Also, the approval must state the following (each a physical testing requirement )— if the design the subject of the approval has features that the Regulator considers are significantly novel—that before a heavy vehicle built to the design is certified by a PBS vehicle certifier, the vehicle must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle complies with the Standards and Vehicle Assessment Rules; if the approval relates to an application to which section 9 (1) (b) applies—that a heavy vehicle built to the design must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle will pose any additional risk to safety or infrastructure as described in that section. (sec.10-ssec.1) A PBS design approval must state— the name and address of the person to whom the approval is given; and for an approval of an application mentioned in section 8 or 9 —the standards with which the design is not likely to comply. (sec.10-ssec.2) Also, the approval must state the following (each a physical testing requirement )— if the design the subject of the approval has features that the Regulator considers are significantly novel—that before a heavy vehicle built to the design is certified by a PBS vehicle certifier, the vehicle must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle complies with the Standards and Vehicle Assessment Rules; if the approval relates to an application to which section 9 (1) (b) applies—that a heavy vehicle built to the design must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle will pose any additional risk to safety or infrastructure as described in that section.
- (a) the name and address of the person to whom the approval is given; and
- (b) for an approval of an application mentioned in section 8 or 9 —the standards with which the design is not likely to comply.
- (a) if the design the subject of the approval has features that the Regulator considers are significantly novel—that before a heavy vehicle built to the design is certified by a PBS vehicle certifier, the vehicle must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle complies with the Standards and Vehicle Assessment Rules;
- (b) if the approval relates to an application to which section 9 (1) (b) applies—that a heavy vehicle built to the design must be assessed by physical testing carried out by a PBS assessor to determine whether the vehicle will pose any additional risk to safety or infrastructure as described in that section.