Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00629:clause:1_22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00629
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 22
Character Range: 27942–28953

22  Conditional registration
 (1) If a heavy vehicle does not comply with the Heavy Vehicle Standards Regulations, the registration authority may register the vehicle conditionally.
 (2) The registration authority may refuse to register a heavy vehicle conditionally if the vehicle does not bear an operations plate or identification plate relating to the vehicle, or for which a certificate of approved operations has not been issued.
 (3) In determining the conditions to be imposed on the registration of a heavy vehicle, the registration authority must take into account the nature and extent of any failure of the vehicle to meet the requirements of the Heavy Vehicle Standards Regulations.
 (4) The registration authority may vary any conditions which it has imposed on the registration of a heavy vehicle.
 (5) The registration authority must notify the registered operator in writing of the conditions, or any variation in the conditions, applicable to the conditional registration of a heavy vehicle.