(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine standards for road vehicles or road vehicle components that are designed to do any or all of the following:
(a) make road vehicles safe to use;
(b) control the emission of gas, particles or noise from road vehicles;
(c) secure road vehicles against theft;
(d) provide for security marking of road vehicles;
(e) promote the saving of energy.
These standards are the national road vehicle standards .
Incorporation of other instruments
(2) National road vehicle standards may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other writing:
(a) as in force or existing at a particular time; or
(b) as in force or existing from time to time.
(3) Without limiting subsection ( 2), national road vehicle standards may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any matter contained in the 1958 Agreement or 1998 Agreement.
(4) Subsection ( 2) has effect despite subsection
14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 .