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Addition of new sections 6 and 7.

(k) the removal from the airport of vehicles which con- travene any provision of this Ordinance, the sake of vehicles so removed, and the fees payable in respect of such removal or sale:

(0) empowering the Director, any person authorized by him in writing for the purposes of this Ordinance or any police officer to give such orders, either orally or in writing, or to do such acts as may be specified for carry- ing into effect any regulation.",

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The principal Ordinance is amended by adding, after section 5, the following new sections-

**Obligation to give information

as to identi- fication.

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6. (1) Where the driver of a vebicic is alleged to be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance-

(a) the driver of the vehicle shall on demand give to the Director or any person authorized by him in writing for the purposes of this Ordinance or any police officer bis correct name and address and any other information concerning the vehicle which it is in his power to give;

(6) the owner of the vehicle shall, within four- teen days of being so required (such require- ment having been made within fourteen days after the date of the alleged offence), give such information as may be required by the Director or any person authorized in writing by him for the purposes of this Ordinance or any police officer as to the identity of the driver of the vehicle; and

(e) any other person shall, within fourteen days of being so required (such requirement having been made within fourteen days after the date of the alleged offence), give such information as may be required by the Director or any person authorized in writing by him for the purposes of this Ordinance or any police officer, being information which it is in his power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver.

(2) Any person who contravenes any of the provi- sions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars:

Proof in Summary proceedings of identity of driver

of vehicle.

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Provided that in the case of any proceedings against the owner of a vehicle it shall be a sufficient defence if he proves to the satisfaction of the court or magistrate that be did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained the identity of the driver.

(3) A requirement under paragraph (5) or (c) of subsection (1) may be in writing and may be served on the owner of the vehicle or other person, as the case may be, by posi.

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Where in any summary proceedings in respect of an offence under this Ordinance-

(a) it is proved that a requirement under para- graph (5) of subsection (1) of section 6 that information be given as to the identity of the driver of a particular vehicle on the particular occasion to which the proceedings relate has been served by post on the defendant; and

(6) a document purporting to be signed by the defendant and stating that he was the driver of that vehicle on that occasion is produced to the court or magistrate,

the court or magistrate may, until the contrary is proved, accept that document as evidence that the defendant was the driver of that vehicle on that occasion.".

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which passed the Legislative Council on the 20th day of September, 1967, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill.

(Secretariat GR 27/3231/550)

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Deputy Clerk of Councils.