Section 123AC: Regulation of cycle racing on public ways

123AC. Regulation of cycle racing on public ways (1) No person shall promote or take part in a competition or trial of speed on a road between cycles unless the competition or trial of speed is authorised and is conducted in accordance with any conditions imposed under this Act or regulations prescribed under this Act. (2) The Minister may make regulations authorising the holding of competitions or trials of speed involving the use of cycles on a road subject to such conditions, including conditions requiring the payment of fees. (3) Without prejudice to any other powers exercisable in that behalf, the Commissioner of Police may give directions with respect to the movement of, or the route to be followed by, vehicular traffic during any period, being directions which it is necessary or expedient to give in relation to that period to prevent or mitigate— (a) congestion or obstruction of traffic; or (b) danger to or from traffic, in consequence of the holding of a competition or trial of speed authorised by or under regulations under this section. (4) Directions under subsection (3) above may include a direction that any road or part of a road specified in the direction will be closed during the period to vehicles or to vehicles of a class so specified. [S. 123AC inserted by s. 5 of Act 9 of 2003 but not in operation as at 30 September 2007.]