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[Subsidiary] Dealing with vehicles left on railway premises.
(Cap. 374)
Drivers to comply with traffic signs.
Dangerous driving.
Vehicles prohibited on certain parts of railway premises.
CAP. 372]
North-west Railway By-laws
[1987 Ed.
31. (1) The Corporation may in such manner as it thinks fit remove and detain any vehicle in respect of which a contravention of by-law 30 is committed and may charge the owner or driver thereof all costs and expenses occasioned by and incidental to such removal and detention without prejudice to any penalty incurred by contravention of that by-law.
(2) As soon as is reasonably practicable after a vehicle has been detained under by-law 31(1) the Corporation shall serve on the registered owner of the vehicle (as defined in the Road Traffic Ordinance) a notice informing him---
(a) of the detention of the vehicle and the place of detention;
and
(b) that, unless the vehicle is removed from the place of detention on payment of any costs and charges within 14 days after the service of the notice on him, the vehicle shall become the property of the Corporation free from the rights of any person and may be disposed of by the Corporation by sale or otherwise.
(3) If a vehicle is not removed in accordance with the notice served under by-law 31(2), the vehicle shall become the property of the Corporation free from the rights of any person and may be disposed of by the Corporation by sale or otherwise as it thinks fit.
(4) If, within 6 months after the day on which a vehicle is sold pursuant to by-law 31(3), any person satisfies the Corporation that at the time the vehicle became the property of the Corporation by virtue of that by-law, he was the owner of the vehicle, the Corporation shall pay to such person the balance of the proceeds of sale after deducting any costs and charges of removal and detention and any reasonable charges incurred by the Corporation in respect of the sale of the vehicle.
(5) A notice under by-law 31(2) may be served personally or by post.
(6) For the purpose of this by-law "vehicle" includes the equipment carried by or on a vehicle.
32. Vehicle drivers while in or upon any part of the railway premises shall obey all traffic signs and signals and the reasonable instructions and directions of officials of the Corporation.
33. No person shall drive or operate any vehicle through, into or upon the railway premises or any part thereof at a rate of speed or in a manner likely to involve danger to others.
34. No person shall drive or operate any vehicle upon or along the railway premises or any part thereof set apart for the exclusive use of pedestrians.