New Registration Regulations
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FOUR earlier regulations dealing with registration and licensing have been consolidated in two new regulations which came into effect on Wednesday (August 15). Certain relaxations have also been introduced.
The new Statutory Instruments are the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1951, and the Road Vehicles (Index Marks) Regulations. 1951. These replace the Road Vehicles (Regisi0Atiian and Licensing) Regulations, 1949, Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations,. 1950, . Hackney Motor Vehicles (Seating Capacity) Regulations, 1927, and the Hackney Motor Vehicles (Seating Capacity) Amendment Regulations, 1936 '
On works trucks (vehicles designed for use in privatepremises, and used on roads only in passing to various parts. of the same premises or to other private premises in the immediate neighbour
a32 hood) the registration marks may he exhibited either on both sides of the vehicle or only on the back, instead of on both front and back. These marks need no longer be illuminated at, night.
Registration marks of pedestrian. controlled vehicles may be of the smaller dimensions already perrnitted for motorcycles. The front marks may be exhibited in such a manner that they are easily distinguishable from both sides of the vehicle although they may not be distinguishable froth the front.
The new regulations authorize persons who hold general trade licences as manufacturers or repairers of, or dealers in, mechanically propelled vehicles, to use vehicles under such licences in connection with any business which they also carry on as manufacturers or repairers of, or dealers in, trailers. The new Index Marks Regulat'ons contain the index marks allotted to councils.