Plan of tunnel
Tunnel to be public place.
Application of Road Traffic Ordinance. (Cap. 220.)
Authority may delegate powers.
Power of Authority to
appoint au-
thorized officers.
Powers of authorized
officers.
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"tunnel" means the Lion Rock Tunnel and the tunnel arta; "tunnel arca" means the land adjacent to the Lion Rock Tunnel
and shown on the plan referred to in section 3: "vehicle" means any vehicle, whether mechanically propelled or otherwise, intended or adapted for use on roads, but does not include a perambulater or any conveyance for use solely on railways or tramways.
3. The tunnel area shall be the area of land adjacent to the Lion Rock Tunnel and shown on the plan marked L.R. 1 and dated and signed by the Director of Public Works and deposited in the Land Office.
4. The tunnel shall be a public place for the purposes of any law.
5. The provisions of the Road Traffic Ordinance, insofar as they are not inconsistent with this Ordinance, shall apply to the tunnel as if the tunnel were a road within the meaning of that Ordinance.
6 The Authority may in writing delegate any other public officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on him by this Ordinance and thereupon the person delegated shall have and may exercise such powers and perform such duties.
7. The Authority may in writing appoint any public officer to be an authorized officer for the purposes of this Ordinance.
8. (1) An authorized officer may-
(a) give directions to the driver of any vehicle in or on the tunnel for the purpose of regulating traffic through the tunnel or for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such vehicle complies with the Road Traffic Ordinance, (b) prohibit a vehicle being driven into or through the
tunnel if-
(i) the vehicle does not comply with the Road Traffic Ordinance; or
(ii) the driving of the vehicle into or through the tunnel would contravene this Ordinance;
(c) stop and search any vehicle which is about to be, or has
been, driven through the tunnel; or
(d) require any person who is in or on the tunnel to give his name and address and produce any document in his
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possession which is or contains evidence of his name and address.
(2) Any person who--
(a) fails to comply with a direction given under paragraph (a), or any requirement under paragraph (d), of sub- section (1}; or
(b) drives a vehicle into or through the tunnel in con- travention of a prohibition under paragraph (b) of subsection (1),
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fins of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
(3) Any person who, when required to give his name and address under paragraph (d) of subsection (1), gives a false nume and address or omits a material particular therein 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.
9. Any person who obstructs an authorized officer in exercise of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance or otherwise in the performance of his duties 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.
Obstruction of
authorized
officers.
10. The Governar in Council may make regulations for all Regulations. or any of the following matters-
(a) controlling and restricting traffic in or on the tunnel. whether vehicular or pedestrian, either absolutely or subject to conditions,
(6) the closing of the tunnel;
(c) controlling the use in the tunnel of vehicles or their
equipment or apparatus;
(d) regulating the conduct of drivers of vehicles in or on the
tunnel and of other persons in such vehicles;
(e) removing from the tunnel vehicles which obstruct or are likely to obstruct traffic in the tunnel or which contravene this Ordinance or the Road Traffic Ordinance and the fees payable for the removal of such vehicles;
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the fees payable for the use of the tunnel by vehicles; (g) the erection of traffic signs in the tunnel;
(5) the exemption of vehicles or a particular class of vehicles
from the operation of any regulation;
(1) the liability of the Crown and public officers in respect of damage arising from the exercise of powers under the regulations,
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