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Selting aside

taxi stands.

Sceond Schedule. diagram 1.

(G.NA. 77/58).

Designation of reserved taxi stands.

Second Schedule, diagramı 2.

Designadon of New Territories

taxi stands. Second Schedule, diagram 3.

Saving,

PART III

TAXI STANDS.

12. (1) The Authority may set aside any part of a road as a place where taxis may stand or ply for hire.

(2) Every place so set aside shall be delineated by a line four inches wide, composed of sections alternately yellow and white, each three feet long, enclosing the place on all sides to which access could lawfully be obtained by a motor vehicle and by affixing at the end of the place nearest to the on-coming traffic and facing the on-coming traffic a sign in the form shown in diagram of the Second Schedule and, where the place is more than thirty feet in length, a similar sign at the opposite end, facing in the opposite direction.

(3) The Commissioner may cause to be affixed to a post, on which a sign is erected in accordance with paragraph (2) or with regulation 13. a notice restricting the setting aside to such hours as may be stipulated in the notice and, in such event, at all times not within such hours, the place to which such sign refers shall be deemed to have been designated as a parking place in accordance with regulation 4 of the Road Traffic (Parking and Waiting) Regulations, 1958.

(4) On any such line, studs may be placed not less than ten inches nor more than twenty-eight inches apart, each stud being white, silver or light grey in colour and square or circular in plan and the size of a square stud not being less than three and seven-eighth inches nor more than four and one quarter inches in length and the diameter of a circular stud not being less than three and seven-eighth inches nor more than four and one quarter inches and each stud being so fixed that it does not project more than five-eighths of an inch above the road at its bighest point for more than one quarter of an inch at its edge.

13. The Authority may designate any taxi stand as a reserved taxi stand by affixing, in substitution for the sign affixed or to be affixed in accordance with the provisions of regulation 12, a sign in the form shown in diagram 2 of the Second Schedule.

14. The Authority may designate any taxi stand in Kowloon or in New Kowloon as a New Territories taxi stand by affixing, in substitution for the sign affixed or to be affixed in accordance with the provisions of regulation 12, a sign in the form shown in diagram 3 of the Second Schedule.

15. (1) A taxi stand shall not be deemed to have ceased to ba presumption, delineated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 or to have been designated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 13 or of

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regulation 14 by reason only of the imperfection or partial displacement or discolouration of any line indicating the taxi stand or of any sign so long as the general indication of the taxi stand is not thereby materially impaired.

27/60).

(2) Any place which, immediately preceding the coming into opera. tion of these regulations, is, under the Road Traffic (Taxis and Hire (G.NA, Cars) Regulations, 1960, a place set aside as a place where taxis may stand or ply for hire or a place designated as a reserverf taxi stand or as a New Territories taxi stand, shall be deemed to have been so set aside or designated, as the case may be, under these regulations.

(3) Every vehicle which, immediately preceding the coming into operation of these regulations, is a vehicle designated as a Hong Kong taxi, a Kowloon taxi or a New Territories taxi under regulation 6 of the Road Traffic (Taxis and Hire Cars) Regulations, 1960, shall be deemed (G.NA.

to have been so designated under regulation 7 of these regulations and 21/60). the vehicle licence endorsed accordingly; and any condition imposed in the case of any vehicle under regulation 7 of, and any endorsement of a vehicle licence under regulation 8 of, the Road Traffic (Taxis and Hire Cars) Regulations. 1960, in force or valid immediately preceding the coming into operation of these regulations, shall be deemed to have been imposed or endorsed under regulation 8 or 9, as the case may be, of these regulations.

(4) In any proceedings for a contravention of these regulations in respect of a taxi stand, the taxi stand shall be deemed to have been set aside and delineated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 12 and, where the taxi stand is a reserved taxi stand or a New Territories taxi stand. to have been designated in accordance with the provisions of regulation 13 or 14, as the case may be, unless the contrary is proved,

(5) The Authority may at any time revoke, amend or temporarily suspend the delineation of a taxi stand or the designation of a reserved taxi stand or of a New Territories taxi stand by the removal of or defacement of any signs erected thereon or by the erection of appropriate signs.

PART IV.

EQUIPMENT and Use of TAXIS.

16. (1) Every taxi shall be fitted with a taximeter of a design and Taximeter. construction approved by the Authority and which in every respect com- plies with the provisions of these regulations.

(2) Every taximeter shall be fitted to the taxi in such position and in such manner as may be approved by the Authority.

(3) No taximeter shall be fitted to a taxi without the prior approval of the Authority.