Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 1975 - REG 301

301 .         Power to erect traffic-control signals and traffic signs

        (1)         The Commissioner of Main Roads may erect, establish or display, and may alter or take down any traffic sign or traffic-control signal.

        (2)         The Commissioner of Main Roads may authorize the Council of any municipality to erect, establish, display, alter or take down any particular traffic sign or traffic control-signal or of traffic signs or traffic-control signals of a class or type of classes or types specified in his instrument of authorization.

        (3)         A person shall not, without the consent of the Commissioner of Main Roads, remove, take down, damage, deface or interfere with any traffic sign or traffic-control signal.

        (4)         A person shall not erect, establish, place, maintain or display, on a road, or in the view of any person on a road, anything that — 

            (a)         is a false representation of, or a colourable imitation of, a traffic sign or traffic-control signal;

            (b)         interferes with the effectiveness of, or of any part of, a traffic sign or traffic-control signal;

            (c)         prevents an approaching driver from clearly distinguishing the whole, or part, of a traffic sign or traffic-control signal;

            (d)         distracts his attention from a traffic sign or traffic-control signal; or

            (e)         not being a traffic sign, displays a word or direction ordinarily associated with a traffic sign.

        (5)         Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, a traffic sign or traffic-control signal that was erected prior to the coming into operation of these regulations, shall be a valid and effective traffic sign or traffic-control signal for the purposes of these regulations.

        (6)         The provisions of this regulation do not apply to the erection of road direction signs by any duly incorporated association or union of motorists approved by the Minister.

        (7)         Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this regulation, where, for the purpose of temporarily controlling traffic it is expedient to do so, a member of the Police Force or Warden, may erect or cause to be erected, signs regulating the parking or standing of vehicles and any sign so erected shall be a valid and effective traffic sign for the purposes of these regulations.

        [Regulation 301 amended in Gazette 31 December 1975 p.4705; 2 February 1982 p.399.]