13Declaring buses to be complying buses

13 Declaring buses to be complying buses

(1) This regulation applies to a bus with 2 or 3 axles and a single steer axle that: (a) is not fitted with a compliance plate in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989; or (b) is fitted with a compliance plate in accordance with that Act but the compliance plate indicates that the bus was manufactured before 1 July 1994. (2) The vehicle registration authority may declare that a bus equipped with an approved air suspension system is a complying bus for the purposes of these Regulations if the vehicle registration authority is satisfied that the bus meets: (a) the emergency exit specifications in ADR 44; and (b) the rollover strength specifications in ADR 59; and (c) the occupant protection specifications in ADR 68.