Heavy Vehicle (General) National Regulation
sec.61Accreditations not granted under former legislation
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sec.61 Accreditations not granted under former legislation
This section applies to an existing accreditation, to which section 748 of the Law does not apply, that was granted for the purposes of the former legislation. The existing accreditation has effect as if— the Law had been in force when the accreditation was granted; and the accreditation were the accreditation to which it corresponds under section 458 of the Law; and the accreditation had been granted under the Law for a period of 3 years commencing on the date it was granted. In this section— existing accreditation means an accreditation corresponding to an accreditation mentioned in, and in existence immediately before the commencement of, section 458 of the Law. (sec.61-ssec.1) This section applies to an existing accreditation, to which section 748 of the Law does not apply, that was granted for the purposes of the former legislation. (sec.61-ssec.2) The existing accreditation has effect as if— the Law had been in force when the accreditation was granted; and the accreditation were the accreditation to which it corresponds under section 458 of the Law; and the accreditation had been granted under the Law for a period of 3 years commencing on the date it was granted. (sec.61-ssec.3) In this section— existing accreditation means an accreditation corresponding to an accreditation mentioned in, and in existence immediately before the commencement of, section 458 of the Law.
- (a) the Law had been in force when the accreditation was granted; and
- (b) the accreditation were the accreditation to which it corresponds under section 458 of the Law; and
- (c) the accreditation had been granted under the Law for a period of 3 years commencing on the date it was granted.