Part 7Lights and reflectors

Part 7—Lights and reflectors This Part deals with how the lights on a vehicle must be fitted and work so that the driver can see the road, pedestrians and other vehicles at night, and can signal to others. Other laws provide for when certain lights must be switched on. In this Part, the description "yellow" is used as a more modern term, instead of the description "amber" which is used in earlier legislation and some ADRs. Division 1—Application of particular requirements 69—Part does not apply to particular vehicles (1) This Part does not apply to a vehicle built before 1931 that is used only in the daylight. (2) This Part does not apply to a vehicle built before 1946 that is used mainly for exhibition purposes. 70—Particular requirements apply only at night The requirements of this Part for a light, except a brake or direction indicator light, to be visible over a stated distance apply only at night. Division 2—General requirements for lights 71—Prevention of glare A light, except a high‑beam headlight, fitted to a vehicle must be built and adjusted to provide the necessary amount of light, without dazzling the driver of another vehicle approaching, or being approached by, the vehicle. 72—Pairs of lights (1) If lights are required under the Light Vehicle Standards to be fitted to a vehicle in pairs— (a) a light must be fitted on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and (b) the centre of each light in a pair must be the same distance from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and (c) the centre of each light in a pair must be at the same height above ground level; and (d) each light in a pair must project approximately the same amount of light of the same colour.