133Hydrogen-powered light vehicles

133 Hydrogen-powered light vehicles

(1)  In this regulation –

hydrogen-powered vehicle means a vehicle that –

(a) is powered by a hydrogen fuel system; and

(b) has one or more hydrogen fuel containers fitted to the vehicle for the system.

(2)  A hydrogen-powered vehicle built after 1 January 2019, or a vehicle modified to be a hydrogen-powered vehicle after 1 January 2019, must have fixed conspicuously to its front and rear number plates –

(a) for a vehicle fitted with one hydrogen fuel container, a label that complies with subregulation (3) ; or

(b) for a vehicle fitted with 2 or more hydrogen fuel containers, 2 labels that comply with subregulation (3) .

(3)  For the purposes of subregulation (2) , a label complies with this subregulation if –

(a) it is affixed to a plate made of metal that is at least one millimetre thick; and

(b) the label, and the plate to which it is affixed, is a regular pentagonal shape:

(i) each side of which is 20 millimetres long; and

(ii) each interior angle of which is 108 degrees; and

(c) it has a yellow surface that complies with class 2 of Australian Standard AS 1906:2007, Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes; and

(d) it is marked ‘H’ in a black capital letter that is at least 10 millimetres high and has the orientation shown in the example; and

(e) it is fixed to the number plates so that the letter on the label is in an upright position; and

(f) it does not wholly or partly obscure any characters on the number plates.

Example of label for hydrogen-powered vehicle:

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