26Design and construction of alarms

26 Design and construction of alarms

26 Design and construction of alarms

(1) A person must not, in connection with the use of a motor vehicle manufactured on or after 1 September 1997, cause or permit a motor vehicle intruder alarm to be sounded unless the alarm is constructed and regulated so that—

(a) it has a maximum noise level of not more than 115dB(A) as determined in accordance with Part 6, and

(b) it cannot be reactivated until it has been manually reset.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) for a corporation—100 penalty units.

(2) For this section, a person is taken to cause a motor vehicle intruder alarm to be sounded if the person leaves the motor vehicle unattended while the motor vehicle intruder alarm is turned on and the alarm later sounds.