This legislation has been repealed.
(1) Every pedestrian
and driver shall obey the signal by hand or the reasonable oral direction
given by —
(a) a
member of the Police Force;
(b) a
uniformed fireman, if the signal or direction given by him is given for the
purpose of facilitating the movement of a fire engine or emergency vehicle;
(c) an
ambulance officer, if the signal given by him is given for the purpose of
facilitating the movement of an ambulance that is an emergency vehicle; or
(d) an
accredited pilot, if the signal or direction given by the pilot is
given —
(i)
for the purpose of facilitating the movement of an
overdimensional vehicle being escorted by the pilot; and
(ii)
while the pilot is wearing a reflective vest of a type
approved by the Commissioner of Police by notice published in the Gazette ,
notwithstanding that
the signal or oral direction given by any of them appears to require the
pedestrian or driver to act in contravention of these regulations.
(2) It is a defence to
any complaint of a breach of these regulations that the defendant was, at the
time of the alleged offence, acting in conformity with a signal or direction
given under subregulation (1) of this regulation.
[Regulation 202 amended in Gazette
1 May 1981 p.1374; 2 February 1982 p.399;
30 May 1997 p.2500.]