Part 8ENFORCEMENT

PART 8—ENFORCEMENT 8.1 Offences and penalties 8.2 Form of notices SCHEDULE 1—PARKING REGION SCHEDULE 2—PRESCRIBED OFFENCES

29 October 2019 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3835 Under the powers conferred by the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Northam resolved on 16 October 2019 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Northam Parking Local Law 2019. This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of publication in the Government Gazette. The Shire of Northam Parking and Parking Facilities Local Law 2008 published in the Government Gazette on 16 September 2008 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed on the day this local law comes into operation. 1.4 Interpretation In this local law unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Local Government Act 1995; Act, to perform any of the functions of an authorised person under the Act and this local law; authorised vehicle means a vehicle authorised by the local government, CEO, Authorised Person or by any written law to park on a thoroughfare or parking facility; bicycle has the meaning given to it by the Code; bicycle lane has the meaning given to it by the Code; bus has the meaning given to it by the Code; bus embayment has the meaning given to it by the Code; bus stop has the meaning given to it by the Code; bus zone has the meaning given to it by the Code; caravan has the meaning given to it in the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995; carriageway has the meaning given to it by the Code; centre has the meaning given to it by the Code; children’s crossing has the meaning given to it by the Code; CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government clearway means a length of carriageway which carries a high traffic volume that has ‘clearway’ or ‘no stopping’ signs erected appurtenant to it, to facilitate the unhindered flow of traffic; Code means the Road Traffic Code 2000; coin means any coin which is legal tender pursuant to the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth); commercial vehicle means— (a) a motor vehicle constructed for the conveyance of goods or merchandise, or for the conveyance of materials used in any trade, business, industry or work whatsoever, other than a motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers; and (b) includes any motor vehicle that is designed primarily for the carriage of persons, but which has been fitted or adapted for the conveyance of the goods, merchandise or materials referred to, and is in fact used for that purpose. continuous dividing line means— (a) a single continuous dividing line only; (b) a single continuous dividing line to the left or right of a broken dividing line; or (c) parallel continuous dividing lines;