1989 Ed.]
Road Traffic (Parking) Regulations
[CAP. 374
C5
[Subsidiary]
(4) Subject to subregulation (6), no person shall park a vehicle-
(a) on a pavement, pedestrian way, central reservation, verge, hard shoulder or traffic island;
(b) so as to obstruct vehicular access to or from premises adjacent to the carriageway; or
(c) so as to obstruct access to a fire hydrant from the carriageway.
(5) Any person who contravenes subregulation (1), (3) or (4) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000:
Provided that it shall be a defence to a prosecution in respect of a contravention of subregulation (4)(a) to prove that the vehicle was so parked that no danger and no actual obstruction was caused or was likely to be caused by it.
(6) Subregulations (1), (3) and (4) shall not apply to a motor vehicle.
5. Designation of parking places
(1) The Commissioner may designate any place on a road or any place to which vehicles have access as a parking place by means of road markings in accordance with Figure Nos. 13, 14 and 15 in Schedule 1.
(2) The Commissioner may by the use of the appropriate traffic signs in accordance with the Figures shown in Schedule 1 indicate that a parking space within a parking place may be used-
(a) for vehicles of a particular class or type;
(b) at particular times; or
(c) on particular days.
(3) The Commissioner may amend, suspend or cancel any designation under subregulation (1)—
(a) by covering any traffic sign;
(b) in the case of a metered parking space, by covering the parking meter with a bag showing the Figure set out as Figure No. 6 in Schedule 1;
(c) by the erection or placing of the traffic sign shown in Figure No. 7 in Schedule 1; or
(d) by the removal of any traffic sign.
(4) Subject to subregulation (7), no person shall park a vehicle in a parking place contrary to any traffic sign or road marking, shown in Schedule 1, erected or placed in or near such parking place.
(5) Subject to subregulation (7), no person shall park a vehicle in any parking place the designation of which is suspended or cancelled under subregulation (3).
(6) Any person who contravenes subregulation (4) or (5) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000.
(7) Subregulations (4) and (5) shall not apply to a motor vehicle.
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