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Tow Truck Industry Regulation 2020
4Meaning of “tow” and “tow truck”
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4 Meaning of “tow” and “tow truck”
> > (1) In accordance with paragraph (e) of the definition of tow in section 3(1) of the Act, tow includes tow by use of a rigid frame, rigid bar or similar device.
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> > (2) In accordance with section 4(2)(a) of the Act, car carriers are declared not to be tow trucks for the purposes of the Act.
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> > (3) In subclause (2)—
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> > car carrier means a motor vehicle combination (including a multi-deck combination) that is designed or adapted for use for the transport of motor vehicles, being a combination—
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> > > (a) that is not equipped or fitted with a lifting device (whether portable or fixed) for the purpose of loading the motor vehicles to be transported onto a car deck, and
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> > > (b) onto which the motor vehicles to be transported are loaded by travelling along a ramp under their own propulsion, and
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> > > (c) in the case of a multi-deck combination, may be equipped or fitted with equipment designed only for the purpose of raising and lowering the car decks.