8Scope of regulations dealing with vehicles and traffic

8 Scope of regulations dealing with vehicles and traffic

(1) The regulations may apply to a vehicle, animal or person on: (a) a road; or (b) an area that divides a road; or (c) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; or (d) an area that is open to the public and is designated for use by cyclists or animals; or (e) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking vehicles; or (f) any other area that is open to or used by the public and that has been declared, in accordance with section 16, to be an area to which the regulations apply. (2) The regulations may make provision for a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating national standards under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 as in force from time to time.