Exemptions from registration
12. Exemptions from registration
For the purposes of section 7(1) of the Act, the following motor vehicles or
trailers are exempt from registration under Part 2 of the Act-
(a) a motor vehicle being towed;
(b) a trailer that is used exclusively-
(i) as an agricultural implement; or
(ii) for transporting the combs of a grain header;
(c) a trailer that is a bulk bin used exclusively for holding grain;
(d) a trailer that is constructed and used exclusively for the carriage of
bulk fruit bins;
(e) a trailer towed by an agricultural machine operating as an
agricultural machine;
(f) a trailer under tow by a tow truck;
(g) a trailer (other than a trailer specifically constructed to carry a
boat) that is not used in the course of trade and that-
(i) weighs less than 200 kilograms unladen; and
(ii) does not exceed in width the width of its towing vehicle as produced
by the manufacturer; and
(iii) is not more than 3×0 metres long including its drawbar and any load.
Note See also regulation 130, which gives an exemption from the
requirement to be registered in certain circumstances.
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