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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 7, 1916.
97. No public vehicle shall at any time carry a greater number of passengers than the number endorsed on the licence for such vehicle by the Captain Superintendent of Police but two young persons under the age of 16 shall count as one passenger, and children under the age of 4 shall not be counted as passengers.
98. No public vehicle which is ordinarily used for the carriage of passengers shall be used for the carriage of animals or goods other than personal baggage.
99. No public vehicle shall be used for the conveyance of a corpse.
100. No public vehicle shall be used for the conveyance of any person suffering from an infectious disease. In any proceeding under this regulation knowledge that the person was suffering from an infectious disease shall be presumed until disproved.
101. Any public vehicle which may have been used for the conveyance of any corpse or of any person suffering from an infectious disease shall forthwith, and in any case before being used again, be thoroughly disinfected by the licensee to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police.
102. The hirer of a public vehicle shall pay the fare before, or immediately upon, the termination of the engagement.
103. No person shall wilfully damage any public vehicle.
104. No person shall ill-treat the driver of any public vehicle.
Arrest.
105. Any person who shall have committed an offence against any of these regu- lations may be arrested without a warrant by any police officer.
106, Any person who shall have committed an offence against regulation 71, 102, 103, or 104, may be arrested without a warrant by the driver of the vehicle who shall as soon as possible hand over such person to a police officer.
Responsibility.
107.(1.) No person shall own, use, or drive any vehicle which does not comply with all and every one of the following regulations in so far as they apply to the parti- cular vehicle:--15, 19, 27 to 46, 49 to 56, and 82 to 84.
In any proceedings under this section it shall not be necessary to allege or prove guilty knowledge and it shall be no defence to prove absence of guilty knowledge.
(2.) The licensee, or the owner if there is no licensee, of any truck, trolley, cart, or van, in respect of which a breach has been committed of regulations 63 to 65, 80 and 81, shall be liable for such breach in addition to any other person, and may be proceeded against as a principal or sole offender. In any such proceeding it shall not be necessary to allege or prove guilty knowledge and it shall be no defence to prove absence of guilty knowledge.
(3.) Any breach of regulation 89, 90, or 91 in the case of an occupied private chair shall be deemed to have been committed by the occupant, and in any other case shall be deemed to have been committed by the bearers.
(4.) The licensee of any vehicle in respect of which a breach has been committed of Regulation 99, 100, or 101, shall be liable for such breach in addition to any other person and may be proceeded against as a principal or sole offender. In any such proceeding it shall not be necessary to allege or prove guilty knowledge but it shall be a good defence to prove absence of guilty knowledge.
Miscellaneous.
108. Regulation 105, 106, or 107, shall not be construed as limiting any other power of arrest or liability given or imposed by law.
109. The headings of the divisions of these regulations shall not be construed as affecting the meaning of any regulation.
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