CAP. 368]
Road Tunnels (Government)
[1984 Ed.
64314/90
Originally
48 of 1981.
L.N. 76/82. 75 of 1982.
L.N. 40/82)
CHAPTER 368
ROAD TUNNELS (GOVERNMENT)
To provide for the control and regulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in road tunnels managed by the Government.
[15 February 1982.]
Short title.
Interpretation.
(Cap. 295.)
L.N. 44/56.
(Cap. 374.)
Application.
Schedule.
A tunnel is a public place.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Road Tunnels (Government) Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Authority" means the Commissioner for Transport;
"authorized officer" means a public officer authorized by the Authority under section 10;
"dangerous goods" means dangerous goods as defined in section 2 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance;
"Director" means the Director of Lands (Amended, L.N.76/82)
"driver" means, in relation to any vehicle, any person who is in charge of or assisting in the control of it;
"driving licence" means a driving licence issued under the Road Traffic Ordinance;
"owner" includes the person in whose name a vehicle is registered and the person by whom a vehicle is kept and used and, in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or hire purchase agreement, means the person in possession of the vehicle under the agreement;
"register" means registered under the Road Traffic Ordinance; "registered" means registered as owner of a vehicle under the Road Traffic Ordinance;
"tunnel" includes the area adjacent thereto described on a plan deposited under section 7;
"vehicle" means any vehicle, whether or not mechanically propelled, which is constructed or adapted for use on roads but does not include a tram.
3. (1) This Ordinance shall apply to the tunnels named in the Schedule.
(2) The Governor may amend the Schedule by notice in the Gazette.
4. For the purposes of liability for a contravention of any Ordinance, a tunnel shall be a public place.