Offences against Part VIA.

owner in accordance with paragraph (2) of regulation 41F: or

(b) a vehicle has been seized and removed under paragraph (1) of regulation 41D to a place specified in a notice served under paragraph (2) of regulation 41C, and at the expiration of the period of ninety days following the date of seizure, the vehicle has not been collected by the registered owner,

the Commissioner may, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (2) of regulation 41F, sell by public auction or otherwise dispose of the vehicle, and may apply the proceeds, if any, from the sale or dis posal of the vehicle—

(i) in payment of any vehicle licence fees which

are payable in respect of the vehicle; and () in payment of any fee, expenses and charges which are payable to the Commissioner under paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 4[H.

(2) The Commissioner shall transfer the surplus, if any, remaining of the proceeds of the sale or dis- posal of a vehicle under paragraph (1) to the general revenue of the Colony at the expiry of twelve months from the date of the sale or disposal, unless the surplus is previously claimed by the person who was the registered owner of the vehicle immediately prior to the date of the sale or disposal.

411. Any person who-

(a) being the registered owner of a vehicle, fails to comply with a notice served on him under paragraph (2) of regulation 41C:

(8) wilfully and without reasonable excuse dis- obeys an onder given to bim by a police officer under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (3) of regulation 4]D; or

(c) wilfully obstructs a public officer who is exercising a power or performing a duly conferred or imposed on the public officer under this Part, or a person who is lawfully assisting the public officer in the exercise of such power or the performance of such duty, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.”,

12. Regulation 44 of the principal regulations is amended, in paragraph (1), by inserting after "35" the following-

*. paragraph (3) of regulation 38".

13. The Third Schedule to the principal regulations is amended-

(a) by deleting "(Including a dual purpose vehicle registered for use as a taxi and as a goods vehicle)", in both places where it occurs;

(b) by deleting paragraph (ii) of item 2.

14. The principal regulations are amended by adding after the Third Schedule the following new Schedule-

1.

2.

"POURTH SCHEDULE.

OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF Which Public Light Buses ANE LIABLE Tto Detention,

Sections 10), DOK 1200) and 1400) of the Ordinance.

[reg. 41 B.]

Regulations 137(2) and (3) of the Road Traffic (Construction and Us) Regulations.

3. Regulations 3(2) and (24) of the Road Traffic (Parking and

Waiting) Regulations.

4.

5.

Regulation Me) of the Road Traffic (Public Omnibus. Public Light Bus and Public Car) Regulations.

Regulation 29(6B) of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations,

6. Regulations 5 and 6 of the Road Traffic (RoadCrusing)

Regulations.

7. Regulations 8 and 17 of

Regulations.

B.

Road Traffic (Reads and Signs

(poffie (Taxis, Puble Cranibuses,

Regulation 44(3) of the Road Public Light Buses and Public Cley Regulations”,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

8th July 1969.

Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

The main purpose of these regulations is to apply appropriate provisions of the principal regulations to public light buses.

Amendment of regulation 44.

Amendment of Third Schedule.

Addition of new Fourth Schedule.

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