97Usage of car parking spaces

97 Usage of car parking spaces (1) Subject to subregulation (3), a person commits an offence if: (a) the person is an owner or occupier of a parcel of land in Central Darwin; and (b) uses, causes or permits the parking space included in the parking usage schedule for the parcel or land for a purpose other than the parking of a vehicle; and (c) the use, cause or permission of the parking space for a purpose other than the parking of a vehicle results in the number of parking spaces available for the parking of vehicles to be less than the number listed under regulation 86(f) in that parking usage schedule or the aggregate number for regulation 96(2). (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (1) for a defendant to prove that the use of the parking space: (a) was for a period of less than 48 hours and that no similar use of that space had taken place during the previous 6 months; or (b) resulted from the carrying out of emergency repairs to a service to the land or adjacent land. (4) Nothing in this regulation prevents the parking of a bicycle or a powered cycle in a parking space.

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