Part 8MISCELLANEOUS

PART 8—MISCELLANEOUS 8.1 Removal of notices on vehicle A person, other than the driver of the vehicle or a person acting under the direction of the driver of the vehicle, must not remove from the vehicle any notice put on the vehicle by an authorised person. 8.2 Unauthorised signs and defacing of signs A person must not without the authority of the local government— (a) mark, set up or exhibit a sign purporting to be or resembling a sign marked, set up or exhibited by the local government under this local law; (b) remove, deface or misuse a sign or property, set up or exhibited by the local government under this local law or attempt to do any such act; or (c) affix a board, sign, placard, notice or other thing to, or paint or write on, any part of a sign set up or exhibited by the local government under this local law. 8.3 Signs must be complied with An inscription or symbol on a sign operates and has effect according to its tenor and a person contravening the direction on a sign commits an offence under this local law. 8.4 General provisions about signs (1) A sign marked, erected, set up, established or displayed on or near a thoroughfare is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, presumed to be a sign marked, erected, set up, established or displayed under the authority of this local law. (2) The first 3 letters of any day of the week when used on a sign indicate that day of the week. 8.5 Special purpose, emergency and vehicles driven by authorised persons Despite anything to the contrary in this local law— (a) the driver of a special purpose vehicle may, only in the course of his or her functions and when it is expedient and safe to do so, stop or park the vehicle in any place and at any time; (b) the driver of an emergency vehicle may, in the course of his or her functions and when it is expedient and safe to do so or where he or she reasonably believes that it is expedient and safe to do so, stop or park the vehicle at any place and at any time; and

5 May 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2393 (c) an authorised person engaged in the course of his or her functions and when it is expedient and safe to do so or where he or she reasonably believes that it is expedient and safe to do so, may stop or park a vehicle at any place and at any time. 8.6 Vehicles not to obstruct a public place (1) Without the permission of the local government or unless authorised under any written law a person must not leave a vehicle, or any part of a vehicle, in a public place so that it obstructs the use of any part of that public place. (2) A person does not contravene subclause (1) where the vehicle is left for a period not exceeding 24 hours, providing it does not pose a danger to any person, or unreasonably interfere with the use of the public place. 8.7 Permits Where, under this local law, the local government has power to issue a permit, the permit may be— (a) issued subject to reasonable conditions; and (b) varied or revoked at any time, but the variation or revocation is not to take effect until notice of the variation or revocation has been given to the permit holder.