Amcoditicat
ot regula- Lion 16,
Revocation of régulu- tion 24.
Construction
of reference
to hire cars,
etc. in
licences.
6.
sioner, has held a driving licence, other than a provisional licence, to drive a motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle or motor tricycle, for at least three years.".
Regulation 16 of the principal regulations is amended by the deletion, in paragraph (6), of the words "the Divisional Superintendent (Traffic)" and the substitution therefor of the following-
"the Chief Superintendent of Police, Traffic Branch".
7. Regulation 24 of the principal regulations is revoked.
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References to hire cars in driving licences (including duplicate driving licences) issued under the principal regulations and in force on the coming into operation of these regulations shall be deemed to be references to public cars, and references to hire omnibuses in such licences shall be deemed to be references to public omnibuses.
Chapman
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
25th August, 1954.
Explanatory Note.
(This Note is not part of the regulations, bet ir Intended to indicate their general purport).
These regulations amend regulations 3 and 34 of the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations, 1956, the principal regulations, consequential on the enactment of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance, 1964" which abolishes the two classes of vehicles hitherto known as hire cars and bire omnibuses by combining them with the classes known as public cars and public ommibuses. Existing licences that refer to hire cars or hire omnibuses are saved by regulation 8 of these regulations. Such references will be corrected at the latest when the licences come up for renewal. These regulations also revoka regulation 11 of the principal regulations. Paragraph (2) of that regulation pro- vides that no provisional licence for driving taxis, hire cars, goods vehicles of a weight unladen exceeding two tons or omnibuses shall be issued to any perso unless he has attained the age of twenty-one years and has held a driving licence for a car for at least three years. The purpose of this is to secure a higher standard of ability from drivers of such vehicles than from other drivers who can obtain a licence at eighteen years of age, but this presupposes that the issue of provisional licences is necessarily a condition precedent to the issue of driving licences for these vehicles. This is not so, and accordingly the purpose of the regulation has not been fully attained. Regulation 11 is, therefore, replaced by a new regulation which prohibits the issue of driving licences for such vehicles where previously the issue of provisional licences was prohibited.
2.
The opportunity has been taken to revoke regulation 24, the effect of which is now spent.
(Secretariat GR33/3231/5401)
ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE. 1957. (No. 39 of 1957).
ROAD TRAFFIC (PUBLIC OMNIBUS AND PUBLIC CAR) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1964.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 and 5 of the Road Trafic Ordinance, 1957, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations—
1. These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Ctation and Omnibus and Public Car) (Amendment) Regulations, 1964, and shall commence- come into operation on the commencement of the Road Traffic (Amend- (23 of 1964). ment) Ordinance, 1964.
meat.
2. Part I of the Road Traffic (Public Omnibus and Public Cac) Amendment Regulations, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations) of Pari L is amended by the deletion in the heading thereto of the words "and (ONA.
25/61) interpretation" and the substitution therefor of the following-
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". interpretation and application".
3. The principal regulations are amended by the addition after Addition of regulation 2 of the following new regulation--
"Application.
4.
ZA. These regulations shall apply only to a public omnibus and a public car when the vehicle is being used or is intended to be used to carry passengers at separate and distinct fares within the Colony on a recognized and pre- determined route or for a recognized and pre-determined purpose, in accordance with a right or licence granted by or under any enactment.".
new regula- don 2A.
Part III of the principal regulations is amended by the deletion Amendment
in the heading thereto of the words "and conductors" and the sub. of Part [IL stitution therefor of the following-
5.
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conductors and gatemen".
Regulation 10 of the principal regulations is amended-
Amendment of regula-
(a) by the insertion, after the words "public car". of the tion 10.
following
and a gateman of a public omnibus,"; and
(b) by the deletion in paragraph (e) of the word "licence" and the
substitution therefor of the following-
"licence (if any)".