B 4
[Subsidiary]
(Cap. 374, sub. leg.)
Ninth Schedule.
L.N. 259/84.
(Cap. 374, sub. leg.)
(Cap. 374, sub. leg.)
Exemptions.
Application to the Crown.
CAP. 374] Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations [1984 Ed.
"full driving licence" means a driving licence other than a learner's driving licence, temporary driving licence or a driving licence to drive Government vehicles;
"Government vehicle" means a vehicle owned by the Government; "identity document" has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations;
"international driving permit" means an international driving permit in Form 1 or 2 of the Ninth Schedule issued under the authority of a country which is a party to the 1926 Convention, or the 1949 Convention, or an international driving permit issued under regulation 36;
"learner driver" means a person who is the holder of a valid learner's driving licence;
"learner's driving licence" means a learner's driving licence issued under regulation 12; 12A
"licence holder" means a person to whom a driving licence or driving instructor's licence has been issued under these regulations so long as such licence remains in force;
"permit" means an international driving permit;
"photograph" means a photograph in accordance with regulation 43(2);
"rigid vehicle" has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations;
"temporary driving licence" means a temporary driving licence issued under regulation 13;
"visitor" has the meaning assigned to it by regulation 2 of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations.
3. The Chief Secretary in his discretion may waive any of these regulations in respect of the driver of a motor vehicle which is the property of a foreign government temporarily brought into Hong Kong for the use of an accredited representative of such government.
4. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), these regulations shall apply to persons in the public service of the Crown in the same manner as Parts V, VII, VIII and XII of the Ordinance are applied under section 3(1) of the Ordinance to persons in the public service of the Crown.
(2) These regulations shall not apply to-
(a) any member of Her Majesty's forces;
(b) any member of a civilian component of Her Majesty's forces;