47Interpretation

### 47 Interpretation > *\[Section 47 Amended by No. 58 of 1957, s. 5 \]**\[Section 47 Amended by No. 89 of 1958, s. 2 \]**\[Section 47 Amended by No. 10 of 1959, s. 2 \]**\[Section 47 Amended by No. 71 of 1973, s. 35 and Sched. 3 \]*In this Division –[*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 45, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS45@EN) > > > [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 15 of 2014, s. 45, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS45@EN) [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 20 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Sep 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-09-28/act-2020-020#GS12@EN) ***crash*** has the same meaning as in the *Road Rules*; > > [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja19@GC6@EN) [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 50 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:25 Nov 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-11-25/act-2009-050#GS13@EN) > > > [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 39 of 2007, s. 14, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS14@Hpa@EN) ***motor-vehicle race*** includes– > > > > > > (a) any race or competition in which two or more motor-vehicles compete or take part, whether or not at one and the same time, and in the result of which the actual speed of such motor-vehicles is a determining factor; > > > > > > > (b) any test to which a motor-vehicle is subjected for the purpose of ascertaining, either alone or in conjunction with other matters, its actual speed capabilities; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 68 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-12-17/act-2004-068#GS4@Hpa@EN) the use of any motor-vehicle in any practice at the place where, or over any part of the course on which, any such race, competition, or test is to take place – > > > > [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 68 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:17 Dec 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-12-17/act-2004-068#GS4@Hpb@EN) but does not include the use of a motor-vehicle, on a public street, for reconnaissance or familiarisation purposes at the place where, or over any part of the course on which, any such race, competition or test is to take place with a view to the participation in that race, competition or test of a motor-vehicle or person. > > [*\[Section 47 Amended by No. 39 of 2007, s. 14, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS14@Hpb@EN)