42Certain operators not required to maintain a holding yard

42 Certain operators not required to maintain a holding yard

42 Certain operators not required to maintain a holding yard

(1) Nothing in the Act requires the following tow truck operators to maintain a holding yard—

(a) a tow truck operator who only operates tow trucks with a gross combination mass of 20 tonnes or more for the purpose of towing heavy motor vehicles (within the meaning of Part 5),

(b) a tow truck operator who operates tow trucks only for towing motor vehicles for the purposes of metal recycling or vehicle demolishing or dismantling by a vehicle-wrecker,

(c) a tow truck operator who operates tow trucks only for purposes other than attending motor vehicle accidents.

(2) A person towing a heavy motor vehicle for a tow truck operator referred to in subclause (1)(a) is exempt from section 51(3) of the Act.