3A—Meaning of high powered vehicle
(1) The following
classes of motor vehicles are prescribed as high powered vehicles for the
purposes of the Act (see the definition of "high powered vehicle in
section 5(1) of the Act):
(a)
light vehicles that have been manufactured before 1 January 2010 and
have been modified to increase engine performance (other than vehicles that
have been so modified by the manufacturer in the course of the manufacture of
the vehicle);
(b)
light vehicles that have been manufactured before 1 January 2010 and
have engines with 8 or more cylinders;
(c)
light vehicles that have been manufactured before 1 January 2010 and
are turbocharged or supercharged (other than such light vehicles that have
engines with less than 8 cylinders and are diesel powered);
(d)
light vehicles that have been manufactured on or after
1 January 2010 and have been modified to vary engine performance
(other than vehicles that have been so modified by the manufacturer in the
course of the manufacture of the vehicle);
(e)
light vehicles (other than motor bikes and motor trikes) that have been
manufactured on or after 1 January 2010 and have a power to
weight ratio greater than 130 kilowatts per tonne in tare mass.
(2) In this
regulation—
"light vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is not a heavy vehicle.