Aarcodecot of
kection 7.
Repeal nod
replacemen of
uction B.
Amendemen at vection
Amendment of Lection 10.
(a)
2
Section 7 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
in subsection (1) by deleting "or length of road"; and
(6) by deleting subsection (2)
5.
Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by the following—
"Parking ar wildag in
parking places.
(Cap. 230, kub, et
(1) No person shali park a motor vehicle, or cause or permit a motor vehicle to wait, in a parking place in contravention of any sigo lawfully erected in or near such parking placo-
(a) directing vehicles in the parking place; or (b) restricting the use of the parking place to any type or class of vehicle or to vehicles used for any particular purpose.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) no person shall park a motor vehicle, or cause or permit a motor vehicle do wait, in a parking place in such a manner that it occupies more than one space or conecessarily projects over any line delineating the parking place or space in which it is parked or is waiting.
(3) Where a motor vehicle occupies more than one. space, or projects over a line delineating the space in which it is parked or waiting into an adjoining space, it shall be a defence in proceedings in respect of a contravention of subsection (2) to prove that the vehicle-
(a) is longer than one space; and
(6) was not so parked or waiting so as to occupy more spaces than is necessary having regard to the length of the vehicle.
(4) No person shall park any motor vehicle, or cause or permit any motor vehicle to wait in any parking place the operation of which is suspended under regulation 4(1) of the Road Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Regulations.".
6. Section 9(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) by deleting the colon and substituting a full stop; and (b) by deleting the proviso.
7.
Section 10 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following new subsection—
"(3) Where any motor vehicle-
(a) is parked or waits in a parking place in respect of which
there are parking meters; and
(b) occupies more than one space thercia in accordance with
section 8(3),
The person who parked the vehicle, or caused or permitted the vehicle to wait, shall insert or cause to be inserted an appropriate coin inte the parking meter for each of the parking spaces occupied or partially occupied thereby.".
8. Section 11 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of subsection (2) and substituting the following-
"(2) In any proceedings in respect of a contravention of subsection (1), it shall be a defence to prove that due to a defect in the relevant parking meter--
(a) the sign referred to in subsection (1) was not exhibited, or was not exhibited for the appropriate period of time, not- withstanding that an appropriate com was inserted in the meter, or
(b) it was not possible to insert a coin in the meter.".
section 11.
Section 12 of the principal Ordinance is repeated and replaced Repeul and by the following-
**Defences.
Firm Schedne
Second Schechile.
12. (1) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Ordinance, in proceedings for a contravention specified in the first column of the First Schedule, it shall be a defence to prove that the contravention was committed in any of the scheduled circumstances indicated opposite thereto im the second column of the First Schedule.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) and the First Schedule "scheduled circumstances" means any of the circumstances act put in paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule.".
10. Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1) by deleting "reasonably suspects" and substitul-
ing the following-
"has reasonable cause to believe"; and
(8) by inserting after subsection (5) the following new subsection-- "(SA) Subject to section 208, no payment shall be accepted after the time prescribed in the notice served under subsection (3)".
replacemen of section 12.
Amcodmor el section 15.
11. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 15 Addition of new the following new section-
"Widn
of nowce of fred per
ISA. (1) Where a notice under section 15(3) has been served on any person, the Commissioner of Police may, at any time before the commencement of any proceedings under section 16 against that person, withdraw that notice, And may serve on that person a notice in writing informing him that the notice has been withdraWN,
(2) Where a notice under section 15(3) had been with- drawn under this section and any sum of money has been paid pursuant to the notice. the Director of Accounting Services shall, on demand by the person on whom the notice was served, repay to that person the sum so paid.”.
sexdan 18A,
12. Section 17(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph Aucodent of (8) by deleting "18027 and substituting the following-
**1903)".
Nection 17.