After regulation 135 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulations are inserted in Part 11:

135A.     Hydrogen-powered light vehicles

(1)  A light motor vehicle equipped to run on hydrogen supplied via fuel containers fitted to the vehicle, built after 1 January 2019, must have fixed conspicuously to the front and rear number plates, if the vehicle –

(a) is fitted with one hydrogen fuel container, a label that complies with subregulation (2); and

(b) is fitted with 2 or more hydrogen fuel containers, 2 labels that comply with subregulation (2).

(2)  A label to be affixed to a number plate under subregulation (1) must –

(a) be a pentagonal shape where –

(i) each side is 25 millimetres long; and

(ii) each interior angle is 108 degrees; and

(b) be backed by a plate made of metal that –

(i) is at least one millimetre thick before it is affixed to the number plate; and

(ii) also complies with paragraph (a); and

(c) have a yellow surface that complies with class 2 of AS 1906.1 Retroflective Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes – Retroflective Sheeting ; and

(d) be marked with an "H" in a black capital letter that is at least 10 millimetres high with the base of the "H" being on a side of the label; and

(e) be orientated to ensure that the "H" so marked is correctly orientated on the number plate; and

(f) not be affixed to the number plate in a way that would wholly, or partially, obscure any characters on the number plate.

135B.     Electric-powered vehicles

(1)  A light motor vehicle equipped to run on electricity, built after 1 January 2019, must have fixed conspicuously to the front and rear number plates a label that complies with subregulation (2).

(2)  A label to be affixed to a number plate under subregulation (1) must –

(a) be an equilateral triangle shape where –

(i) each side is 35 millimetres long; and

(ii) each interior angle is 60 degrees; and

(b) be backed by a plate made of metal that –

(i) is at least one millimetre thick before it is affixed to the number plate; and

(ii) also complies with paragraph (a); and

(c) have a blue surface that complies with class 2 of AS 1906.1 Retroflective Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes – Retroflective Sheeting ; and

(d) be marked with an "EV" in white capital letters that are at least 8 millimetres high with the base of the "EV" being on a side of the label; and

(e) be orientated to ensure that the "EV" so marked is correctly orientated on the number plate; and

(f) not be affixed to the number plate in a way that would wholly, or partially, obscure any characters on the number plate.

(3)  For the purposes of subregulation (1), a vehicle is equipped to run on electricity if the vehicle is powered by one or more electric motors or traction motors that –

(a) are the only system of propulsion for the vehicle; or

(b) are used in conjunction with another system of propulsion for the vehicle.

(4)  This regulation does not apply to a light motor vehicle if regulation 135A applies in respect of the vehicle.