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Road Traffic
[1989 Ed.
(a) sell, supply or hire;
(b) offer to sell, supply or hire; or
(c) cause or permit to be sold, supplied or hired, or offered for sale, supply or hire,
a motor vehicle or trailer for delivery in such a condition-
(i) that the use thereof on a road would contravene any provision of this Ordinance with respect to the construction or weight of the vehicle or its equipment, or with respect to the maintenance of the vehicle or its equipment;
(ii) that danger is or is likely to be caused by it to any person; or (iii) as respects lighting equipment or reflectors or the maintenance thereof, that it is not capable of being used on a road during the hours of darkness without contravening any provision of this Ordinance as to obligatory lamps or reflectors.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall alter or cause or permit to be altered a motor vehicle or trailer so as to render its condition such that the use thereof on a road would contravene any provision of this Ordinance as to the construction, weight, equipment, brakes, steering gear or tyres thereof.
(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $20,000:
Provided that it shall be a defence in proceedings for an offence under this section for the defendant to prove that he had reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle would not be used on a road in Hong Kong or would not be so used until it had been put into a condition in which it might be used without contravening any such provisions.
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the validity of any contract or of any right arising under a contract.
[cf. 1972 c. 20 s. 60 U.K.]
54. Restriction on hire and riding of cycles
(1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall-
(a) hire a bicycle or tricycle to a child under 11 years of age; or
(b) permit a child under 11 years of age to ride a bicycle or tricycle on a road unaccompanied by an adult.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $3,000.
(3) This section shall not apply-
(a) in the case of subsection (1)(a), to any person who hires a bicycle or tricycle to a child under 11 years of age if the hiring takes place or occurs-
(i) on a road or portion of a road set aside for bicycles or tricycles and on which children under 11 years of age may,
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