138Modification of registered vehicles

138 Modification of registered vehicles

(1)  If a registered vehicle has been modified and is a heavy vehicle, a person must not use it, or permit its use, on a public street unless the modification and the vehicle so modified –

(a) both comply with the applicable relevant vehicle standards; or

(b) are both otherwise acceptable to the Regulator, within the meaning of the HVNL, under that Law.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  If a registered vehicle has been modified and subregulation (1) does not apply to the vehicle, a person must not use it, or permit its use, on a public street unless the modification and the vehicle so modified –

(a) both comply with the relevant vehicle standards; or

(b) are both otherwise acceptable to the Registrar.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  For the purposes of these regulations, a modification, or a vehicle so modified, is acceptable to the Registrar if it meets the requirements specified by the Registrar for the modification and the vehicle so modified.