Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.39Headlights to be fitted to vehicles
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sch.2-sec.39 Headlights to be fitted to vehicles
A heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with a pair of low-beam headlights. A heavy motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels must be fitted with at least 1 low-beam headlight. If a heavy motor vehicle built after 1934 can travel at more than 60km/h— each low-beam headlight fitted as required by subsection (1) or (2) must be able to work in the high-beam position; or the vehicle must be fitted with— if the vehicle has 4 or more wheels—a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position; or if the vehicle has fewer than 4 wheels—at least 1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position. Up to 4 additional headlights may be fitted to a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels. An additional headlight fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be fitted so that it faces forward and is symmetrical in relation to the centre-line of the vehicle. sch 2 s 39 amd 2017 SL No. 113 s 25 (sch.2-sec.39-ssec.1) A heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with a pair of low-beam headlights. (sch.2-sec.39-ssec.2) A heavy motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels must be fitted with at least 1 low-beam headlight. (sch.2-sec.39-ssec.3) If a heavy motor vehicle built after 1934 can travel at more than 60km/h— each low-beam headlight fitted as required by subsection (1) or (2) must be able to work in the high-beam position; or the vehicle must be fitted with— if the vehicle has 4 or more wheels—a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position; or if the vehicle has fewer than 4 wheels—at least 1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position. (sch.2-sec.39-ssec.4) Up to 4 additional headlights may be fitted to a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels. (sch.2-sec.39-ssec.5) An additional headlight fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be fitted so that it faces forward and is symmetrical in relation to the centre-line of the vehicle.
- (a) each low-beam headlight fitted as required by subsection (1) or (2) must be able to work in the high-beam position; or
- (b) the vehicle must be fitted with— (i) if the vehicle has 4 or more wheels—a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position; or (ii) if the vehicle has fewer than 4 wheels—at least 1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position.
- (i) if the vehicle has 4 or more wheels—a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position; or
- (ii) if the vehicle has fewer than 4 wheels—at least 1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position.
- (i) if the vehicle has 4 or more wheels—a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position; or
- (ii) if the vehicle has fewer than 4 wheels—at least 1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position.