After section 24A —
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24B Speed limit for personal mobility devices(1) The speed limit applying to the rider of a personal mobility device is—(a) for a length of footpath or shared path to which a personal mobility device speed limit sign or personal mobility device speed limit road marking applies—the number of kilometres per hour indicated by the number on the sign or marking; or(b) for a length of footpath or shared path to which paragraph (a) does not apply—12km/h; or(c) for a rider riding across a road using a crossing on the road—12km/h; or(d) otherwise—25km/h.(2) Subsection (1)—(a) applies to the rider of a personal mobility device despite a higher speed limit that would otherwise apply to the rider under this part; and(b) does not affect another provision of this part that requires the rider of a personal mobility device to ride at a speed limit that is lower than a speed limit mentioned in subsection (1).(3) For subsection (1)(a), a personal mobility device speed limit sign or personal mobility device speed limit road marking applies to a length of footpath or shared path beginning at the sign or marking and ending at the nearest of the following—(a) a speed limit sign or speed limit road marking on the path with a lower number on the sign or marking;(b) a personal mobility device speed limit sign or personal mobility device speed limit road marking on the path with a different number on the sign or marking;(c) an end personal mobility device speed limit sign or end personal mobility device speed limit road marking on the path;(d) the place where the path meets, or is intersected by, a road or another path.Examples—
(4) The maximum speed limit that may be indicated on a personal mobility device speed limit sign or personal mobility device speed limit road marking is 25km/h.(5) In this section—
"end personal mobility device speed limit road marking" means a personal mobility device speed limit road marking that includes the word ‘end’.
"personal mobility device speed limit road marking" means a road marking on the surface of a footpath or shared path consisting of a personal mobility device symbol and a number indicating the speed limit in kilometres per hour.