(1) Whenever any number of persons, or any club or clubs, for the purpose of enabling a race meeting or speed test to take place, request the Minister to temporarily suspend the operation of any provisions of, or regulations made under, this Act, the Minister may ¾

(a) refuse to suspend those provisions or regulations for such purpose; or

(b) subject to subsection (2), by notice published in the Gazette temporarily suspend those provisions or regulations for such purpose.

(2) The Minister shall not temporarily suspend the operation of any provisions or regulations unless he has first obtained the consent of the local government for the district within which the race meeting or speed test will be held.

(3) Any temporary suspension of provisions or regulations under this section shall be subject to such conditions and limitations as are specified by the Minister.

(4) Where a person fails to observe a condition or limitation under which a provision or regulation is temporarily suspended under this section, that provision or regulation shall be taken to be in operation in relation to that person.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), a person who fails to observe a condition or limitation under which a provision or regulation is temporarily suspended under this section commits an offence.

Penalty: For a first offence, 6 PU.
For a subsequent offence, 12 PU.

(6) The Minister may delegate to the Commissioner of Police or any member of the Police Force specified in the instrument of delegation of all or any of the powers conferred upon the Minister under subsection (1).

[Section 83 inserted by No. 64 of 1988 s.5; amended by No. 14 of 1996 s.4; No. 78 of 1995 s.147; No. 76 of 1996 s.20 (1); No. 50 of 1997 s.13.]