tailieunhanh - Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Repair 1998

The African Press Agency has reported that Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi has this month pledged to send military observers to probe the security situation in northern CAR. According to the Ministry of Defence military observers from the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) will “take stock of the realities of insecurity, which is fuelled by armed groups from neighbouring countries’ rebellions.” CEN-SAD is expected to plan measures for an intervention in the region. CAR’s president, Francois Bozize is preparing to hold a national dialogue with rebel groups and political foes in an effort to try and end the conflict. | Land Transport Rule Vehicle Repair 1998 Rule 34001 Part 1 Rule Section 1 Scope of the Date when rule comes into Section 2 Repair General safety Repair Section 3 Responsibilities of Functions and powers of the Agency .2 Part 2 Part 3 Schedule 1 Acts regulations and Objective of the rule Land Transport Rule Vehicle Repair 1998 sets a standard for repair for vehicles and requires repairers to use suitable methods in attaining that standard. The rule applies to all repairs and to all vehicles and includes structural mechanical and electrical repair. The standard for repair is that the vehicle its structure systems components and equipment must be restored to safe tolerance of their state when manufactured. This includes meeting the requirements specified in the Acts regulations and rules listed in Schedule 1. The methods of repair depend on factors such as the class and make of the vehicle the vehicle standards which apply and the manufacturer s specifications. Although the rule imposes a duty on repairers to comply it does not state any specific mechanisms to ensure compliance. The only applicable compliance mechanism at present is provided in Land Transport Rule Vehicle Standards Compliance 1998. This provides for repair certifiers to inspect and certify repairs following corrosion or structural damage which would adversely affect a motor vehicle s safety performance in the following situations before a vehicle can be registered in New Zealand if a vehicle has been deregistered in New Zealand and repaired before it can be reregistered. Extent of consultation Work on the Vehicle Repair Rule previously entitled Vehicle Standards Compliance Repair was initiated in early 1993 with a call for industry suggestions on what the rule should contain and achieve. A working party comprising .