Active Mobility Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Dealing in Personal Mobility Devices, Etc.
29. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“advertisement” means an advertisement that is —
any writing;
any still or moving picture, sign, symbol or other visual image;
any audible message; or
any combination of 2 or more of those things in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c);“buy” or “buying”, in relation to any thing, includes buying that thing as a principal or agent;“buyer” includes a person by whom or on whose behalf an offer is made to buy;“non-compliant mobility vehicle advertisement” means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of a non‑compliant mobility vehicle or a range of non‑compliant mobility vehicles;“non-compliant PMD advertisement” means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of a non‑compliant personal mobility device or a range of non‑compliant personal mobility devices;“unregistered registrable mobility vehicle advertisement” means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle or a range of unregistered registrable mobility vehicles.
non‑compliant mobility vehicle
“non‑compliant mobility vehicle” means a mobility vehicle the construction, weight or accessories of which do not comply with the requirements as to construction, weight and accessories prescribed under this Act either for all mobility vehicles generally or for the particular type of that mobility vehicle;
“advertisement” means an advertisement that is —
any writing;
any still or moving picture, sign, symbol or other visual image;
any audible message; or
any combination of 2 or more of those things in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c);
“buy” or “buying”, in relation to any thing, includes buying that thing as a principal or agent;
“buyer” includes a person by whom or on whose behalf an offer is made to buy;
“non-compliant mobility vehicle advertisement” means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of a non‑compliant mobility vehicle or a range of non‑compliant mobility vehicles;
“non-compliant PMD advertisement” means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of a non‑compliant personal mobility device or a range of non‑compliant personal mobility devices;
PMD
“personal mobility device” or “PMD” means a wheeled vehicle that —(a)is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and(b)is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both,and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, motor car, mobility vehicle, non-motorised wheelchair, pram, stroller or trolley, inline skates, roller‑skates or a wheeled toy, and such other vehicle as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exclude from this definition;
“unregistered registrable mobility vehicle advertisement” means an advertisement that gives publicity to, or otherwise promotes or is intended to promote the purchase or use of an unregistered registrable mobility vehicle or a range of unregistered registrable mobility vehicles.
unregistered
“unregistered”, in relation to a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle, means a registrable personal mobility device or registrable mobility vehicle —(a)that is not registered under Part 3A or 3B; or(b)the registration of which is cancelled under that Part;