Contents

Objective of the Rule

Extent of consultation

Section 1     Application

• 1.1     Title
• 1.2     Commencement
• 1.3     Scope of Rule

Section 2     Amendments to Definitions

• 2.1     Amendment to definition
• 2.2     Revocation of definition

Section 3     Amendments to other Land Transport Rules

• 3.1     Revocation of definition

Schedule     Revocation of the definition of 'Scratch-built vehicle'

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Objective of the Rule

Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance Amendment (No 3) 2013 (the amendment Rule) amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 (the Vehicle Standards Compliance Rule) and ten other Land Transport Rules. The Vehicle Standards Compliance Rule controls the entry into, and operation of vehicles in, the land transport system.

The objective of the amendment Rule is to:

• clarify that a ‘new vehicle’ does not include a low volume vehicle that contains used components for the purposes of identifying which vehicles are subject to a border inspection when being imported;
• revoke the definition of ‘scratch-built vehicle’ in this Rule, and ten other Rules in which the definition  is not used.

Extent of consultation

For the purposes of consultation, amendments proposed to the Vehicle Standards Compliance Rule and eight other Land Transport Rules were combined into a single Rule, Land Transport Rule: Omnibus Amendment 2013 (the Omnibus Amendment Rule). Following consultation, the provisions in the Omnibus Amendment Rule were split into nine separate amendment Rules, including this Rule.

The NZ Transport Agency sent details of the amendment proposals by letter or email to approximately 2400 groups and individuals who had registered an interest in the Rules to be amended. The Omnibus Amendment Rule was made available through the NZ Transport Agency’s Contact Centre and, together with Questions and Answers, was also made available on the NZ Transport Agency’s website. The availability of the amendment proposals for comment was publicised in the daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and in the New Zealand Gazette.

The NZ Transport Agency received 22 submissions on the Omnibus Amendment Rule, of which nine commented on the proposed amendment to the Vehicle Standards Compliance Rule.

The submissions received were taken into account in finalising this amendment Rule following which it was submitted to the Associate Minister of Transport for signing.

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Section 1     Application

1.1     Title

This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance Amendment (No 3) 2013.

1.2     Commencement

This Rule comes into force on 1 January 2014.

1.3     Scope of Rule

This Rule amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Standards Compliance 2002 and ten other Land Transport Rules.

Section 2     Amendments to Definitions

2.1    Amendment to definition

In Part 2, Definitions, the definition of ‘New’, replace “scratch-built” with “low volume”.

2.2    Revocation of definition

In Part 2, Definitions, revoke the definition of ‘scratch-built vehicle’.

Section 3     Amendments to other Land Transport Rules

3.1    Revocation of definition

In the Land Transport Rules listed in the Schedule to this Rule, revoke the definition of ‘scratch-built vehicle’.

Schedule

Revocation of the definition of ‘Scratch-built vehicle’

Land Transport Rule: Door Retention Systems 2001;
Land Transport Rule: External Projections 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Frontal Impact 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Glazing, Windscreen Wipe and Wash, and Mirrors 1999;
Land Transport Rule: Head Restraints 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Interior Impact 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Passenger Service Vehicles 1999;
Land Transport Rule: Seats and Seat Anchorages 2002;
Land Transport Rule: Steering Systems 2001;
Land Transport Rule: Tyres and Wheels 2001.