THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 7, 1916.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
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No. 141.
Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 3 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, (Ordinance No. 40 of 1912), on the 6th day of April, 1916.
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The Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council under section 3 of the Vehicles: and Traffic Regulation Ordinance, 1912, (Ordinance No. 40 of 1912), published on pages 862-889 of the "Regulations of Hongkong, 1914," as amended by the Regulation made by the Governor-in-Council on the 1st April, 1915, published in the Gazette of the 1st April, 1915, as Notification No. 145, and further amended by the Regulation made by the Governor-in-Council on the 20th May, 1915, published in the Gazette of the 21st May, 1915, as Notification No. 220, and again amended by the Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council on the 23rd September, 1915, published in the Gazette of the 24th September, 1915, as Notification No: 432, are hereby repealed and the following Regula- tions are substituted therefor :-
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Licences.
1. A licence is required in respect of each of the several vehicles named in Table A to these regulations and in respect of the driver of every such vehicle.
2. The person to whom a vehicle licence is granted is referred to in these regula- tions as the licensee".
3. No person shall, without the appropriate licence, own or drive any vehicle named in Table A.
4. For the purposes of these regulations the term "public" applied to a vehicle. denotes a vehicle which is used on any one occasion for the purpose or with the intention of plying for hire.
5. All licences shall be issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police in his discre- tion, subject to approval of the Governor.
6. The licence fees shown in Table A shall be payable in advance in respect of the periods given in that table. No reduction in fee shall be made in respect of a licence. which is issued for part only of a period except as provided under regulations Nos. 7 and 8.
7. In the case of public rickshas on the Island of Hongkong the licence fee shall be payable in advance by quarterly instalments on the 1st June, 1st September, 1st Decem- ber, and 1st March. The licence shall cease to be be valid upon failure to pay any instalment when due.
8. In the case of motor vehicles of every description and of the drivers of such vehicles one-twelfth of the annual fee shall be payable in respect of each month or part of a month of the period of the licence from the date of issue.
9. Annual licences commence on the 1st July. Half-yearly licences commence on the 1st June and the 1st December.
10. The owner of every vehicle for which a licence is required shall, for the purpose of satisfying the Captain Superintendent of Police whether the vehicle may be licensed, cause the vehicle to be driven or brought to such place as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct.
11. The licensee of every public vehicle shall cause the vehicle to be taken for in- spection at such time and to such place as may be directed by the Captain Superintendent of Police, and the vehicle shall not be removed from the place of inspection without the authorisation of the Captain Superintendent of Police.