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### 41CA Declaration of road for use by personal mobility devices
> [*\[Section 41CA Inserted by No. 29 of 2021, s. 5, Applied:15 Dec 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-12-15/act-2021-029#GS5@EN)
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> > (1) In this section –
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> > > ***personal mobility device*** means a personal mobility device within the meaning of the *Road Rules*;
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> > > ***PMD user*** means a PMD user within the meaning of the *Road Rules*;
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> > > ***road authority*** has the same meaning as in [section 41C](#GS41C@EN) ;
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> > > ***speed-limited road*** means a road on which the speed-limit for drivers on that road is not greater than 50 kilometres per hour.
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> > (2) The road authority for a speed-limited road may, by notice published in the *Gazette*, declare that road to be a road on which a PMD user may travel, subject to such terms and conditions as are specified in the notice.
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> > (3) The terms and conditions specified in a notice under [subsection (2)](#GS41CA@Gs2@EN) must not be inconsistent with a provision of this Act or the *Road Rules*.
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> > (4) Before making a declaration under [subsection (2)](#GS41CA@Gs2@EN) , the road authority is to consider the following in respect of the road:
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> > > > (a) safety;
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> > > > (b) efficiency;
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> > > > (c) use of the road;
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> > > > (d) risk mitigation.
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> > (5) If a road authority makes a declaration under [subsection (2)](#GS41CA@Gs2@EN) , that road authority is to publish a copy of that declaration on a website of the road authority and is to ensure that a copy of the declaration remains on the website while the declaration remains in force.
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> > (6) A notice under this section is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) .