Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) An omnibus with a
longitudinal aisle, shall have at least one means of entrance and exit on the
left hand side and it shall be —
(a) kept
clear of any obstruction;
(b) at
least 550 millimetres in width;
(c) at
least 1.8 metres in height from the lowest step to the top of the entrance and
exit; and
(d)
except in the case of an omnibus referred to in subregulation (2), fitted
with a suitable handgrip to each side.
(2) An omnibus not
having a longitudinal aisle, and fitted with seats all of which are arranged
in transverse rows, shall, as far as practicable, have a means of entrance and
exit to each such row, by a door fitted to the left hand side of the omnibus,
being —
(a) not
less than 550 millimetres in width, when measured at the height of the seat;
and
(b) not
less than 1.4 metres in height, from the floor level to the top of the door.
(3) In the case of a
double deck omnibus, having a doorless opening connecting the lower deck with
a rear platform, the provision of access to the platform from outside the
omnibus by means of an opening, of not less than 910 millimetres in width, on
the left hand side of the omnibus, and complying in other respects with the
requirements of that subregulation, is sufficient compliance with the
requirements of subregulation (1) of this regulation.
(4) Means of entrance
or exit, other than an emergency exit or a driver’s door, shall not be
provided on the right hand side of an omnibus.
(5) A double deck
omnibus that does not comply with the requirements of subregulation (3)
shall have 2 entrances, one at the front and one at the rear, complying with
the provisions of subregulation (1).