Section sec.41 - Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 - Commissioner permission for fitting of blue light if vehicle standards exemption is not required

sec.41Commissioner permission for fitting of blue light if vehicle standards exemption is not required

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### sec.41 Commissioner permission for fitting of blue light if vehicle standards exemption is not required This section applies to a heavy vehicle, other than a police vehicle, that under the heavy vehicle standards may be fitted with a blue light. The heavy vehicle standards are taken to further provide that the heavy vehicle may be fitted with a blue light only if the commissioner has given written permission for the fitting of the light. A written permission for the fitting with a blue light of a heavy vehicle to which this section applies, given by the commissioner before the commencement of this section and still in force immediately before the commencement, is taken to be a written permission for the fitting of the light given under subsection (2) . This section applies in relation to a blue light whether or not it is a light that flashes. In this section— police vehicle means a heavy vehicle driven by a police officer in the course of the police officer’s duty. s 41 ins 2013 No. 26 s 15 (sec.41-ssec.1) This section applies to a heavy vehicle, other than a police vehicle, that under the heavy vehicle standards may be fitted with a blue light. (sec.41-ssec.2) The heavy vehicle standards are taken to further provide that the heavy vehicle may be fitted with a blue light only if the commissioner has given written permission for the fitting of the light. (sec.41-ssec.3) A written permission for the fitting with a blue light of a heavy vehicle to which this section applies, given by the commissioner before the commencement of this section and still in force immediately before the commencement, is taken to be a written permission for the fitting of the light given under subsection (2) . (sec.41-ssec.4) This section applies in relation to a blue light whether or not it is a light that flashes. (sec.41-ssec.5) In this section— police vehicle means a heavy vehicle driven by a police officer in the course of the police officer’s duty.