Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.21Window tinting
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sch.2-sec.21 Window tinting
Glazing used in a windscreen of a heavy motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%. Glazing used in a windscreen of a heavy motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its luminous transmittance. However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a windscreen— the area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen wiper; the upper 10% of the windscreen. Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%. Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle, other than rear glazing, may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 35%. A heavy motor vehicle’s rear glazing may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of 0% or more. The requirements about luminous transmittance applying to glazing used in a window of a heavy motor vehicle stated in a second edition ADR or third edition ADR do not apply to a window that has been coated as provided in subsection (5) or (5A) . Glazing used in a windscreen, window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle that has been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance of more than 10%. In this section— glazing — means material that may be used in a windscreen, window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle, through which the vehicle’s driver can see the road; but does not include a coating added after manufacture of the material. luminous transmittance , for glazing or a coating on glazing, means the amount of light that can pass through the glazing as a percentage of the amount of light that would be transmitted if the glazing or coating were absent. rear glazing , for a heavy motor vehicle, means glazing used in a window or interior partition of the heavy motor vehicle located behind the driver in the normal driving position. sch 2 s 21 amd 2015 SL No. 188 s 33 ; 2017 SL No. 113 s 24 (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.1) Glazing used in a windscreen of a heavy motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.2) Glazing used in a windscreen of a heavy motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its luminous transmittance. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.3) However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a windscreen— the area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen wiper; the upper 10% of the windscreen. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.4) Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.5) Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle, other than rear glazing, may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 35%. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.5A) A heavy motor vehicle’s rear glazing may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of 0% or more. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.6) The requirements about luminous transmittance applying to glazing used in a window of a heavy motor vehicle stated in a second edition ADR or third edition ADR do not apply to a window that has been coated as provided in subsection (5) or (5A) . (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.7) Glazing used in a windscreen, window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle that has been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance of more than 10%. (sch.2-sec.21-ssec.8) In this section— glazing — means material that may be used in a windscreen, window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle, through which the vehicle’s driver can see the road; but does not include a coating added after manufacture of the material. luminous transmittance , for glazing or a coating on glazing, means the amount of light that can pass through the glazing as a percentage of the amount of light that would be transmitted if the glazing or coating were absent. rear glazing , for a heavy motor vehicle, means glazing used in a window or interior partition of the heavy motor vehicle located behind the driver in the normal driving position.