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203BStopping in a parking area for electric-powered vehicles
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203B Stopping in a parking area for electric-powered vehicles
[Rule 203B Inserted by S.R. 2022, No. 43, Applied:13 Jul 2022]
(1) A driver of a vehicle that is not an electric-powered vehicle must not stop in a parking area for electric-powered vehicles.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.
(2) A parking area for electric-powered vehicles is a length or area of a road –
(a) to which a permissive parking sign displaying an electric-powered vehicle symbol applies; or
(b) to which an electric-powered vehicle parking sign applies; or
(c) indicated by a road marking that consists of, or includes, an electric-powered vehicle symbol.
Note Road marking is defined in the dictionary.
(3) An electric-powered vehicle means a vehicle that –
(a) is powered by 1 or more electric motors or traction motors, regardless of whether the vehicle is also powered by another form of propulsion; and
(b) can be recharged from an external source of electricity.
| Electric-powered vehicle symbol |
