9Use of crimson flashing warning lights on certain council vehicles

9 Use of crimson flashing warning lights on certain council vehicles

9 Use of crimson flashing warning lights on certain council vehicles

(1) A person must not cause or permit any crimson flashing warning light permitted to be fixed to a motor vehicle by the Standards to be used unless the vehicle is being used by an employee of a council for the purposes of enforcing excess weight limits legislation.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of the vehicle.

Note.

See the Road Rules 2014, rule 221–1(1) for the corresponding offence in relation to drivers.

(3) In this section—

excess weight limits legislation means the following—

(a) the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW),

(b) this Regulation, Part 4 and section 163.

the Standards means—

(a) the Light Vehicle Standards Rules, rule 114(4)–(9), or

(b) for a heavy vehicle—a corresponding heavy vehicle standard.