135Exemption of motor vehicles

135 Exemption of motor vehicles (1) The Registrar may, by Gazette notice, grant an exemption from the application of any provision of this Act or the Regulations for a specified class of motor vehicle and persons in relation to the use of that specified class. (2) The Registrar may grant an exemption under subsection (1) subject to conditions that the Registrar considers appropriate. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), an exemption may be subject to conditions that: (a) provide for the exemption to remain in force for a specified period only; and (b) limit or restrict the persons, or the class of persons, who may use a motor vehicle within the specified class under the exemption; and (c) regulate the use of motor vehicles within the specified class under the exemption. (4) In determining whether to grant an exemption for a class of motor vehicle under subsection (1), the Registrar must have regard to the following matters: (a) the speed capacity of motor vehicles within the class; Motor Vehicles Act 1949 115 (b) the frequency with which motor vehicles within the class may be used on public streets and in public places; (c) any other special considerations or characteristics of the motor vehicles within the class that the Registrar considers appropriate in the circumstances. (5) The notice mentioned in subsection (1) must: (a) specify the class of motor vehicle for which the exemption is granted; and (b) specify the provision or provisions of this Act from which the class of motor vehicle is exempt; and (c) set out any conditions imposed on the exemption. (6) A motor vehicle within the class specified in an exemption granted under subsection (1), and any person who uses the motor vehicle, is only exempt from the application of the specified provision of this Act or the Regulations if the motor vehicle and the person comply with the conditions imposed, if any, on the exemption. (7) In this section: use, of a motor vehicle, includes drive or operate.