1975-HKRS28-16-23_Part01 — Page 11

Amendment

(c) by inserting after the definition of "traffic warden" the

following new definition-

(Cap. 220.

mub. ker.)

3.

**"zebra crossing". "zebra controlled area" and "'un- controlled zebra crossing" have the meanings assigned to them by the Road Traffic (Road Crossing) Regulations.".

Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended by of section 5. inserting before "crossing" the following~ }

"Zebra".

Repeal and replacement replaced by the following-

4. Section 6 of the principal Ordinance is. repealed and

of section 6.

"No motur

vehicle to

stop in

a zebra

controlled area.

(Cap. 100. mub. Jer

F

6. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the driver of a motor vehicle shall not cause the motor vehicle or any part thereof to stop ju a zebra con- trolled area.

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(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent a motor vehicle from stopping in any length of road on any side thereof-

(a) if the driver has stopped for the purpose of complying with regulation 4 or regulation 6A(1)(6) of the Road Traffic (Road Cross- ing) Regulations;

(b) if the driver is prevented from proceeding by circumstances beyond his control or it is necessary for him to stop in order to avoid an accident; or

(c) for so long as may be necessary to enable the motor vehicle, if it cannot be used for such purpose without stopping in that length of road, to be used-

(1) for fire service, ambulance or police purposes:

(i) in connexion with any building operation, demolition or excavation;

(iii) for the removal of any obstruction to traffic:

(iv) for the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of that length of road:

or

(Cap. 317.)

(Cap.J18)

(v) for the laying, erection, alteration, repair or cleaning in or near to that length of road of any traffic sign or sewer or of any main, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, water or electricity, or of any tram- way, telegraph or telephone wires, cables, posts or supports,

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent a motor vehicle from stopping in a zebra controlled

area-

(a) if the motor vehicle is stopped for the

purpose of making a left or right turn; () if, in the case of a public omnibus being used to provide services under the Public Transport Services (Hong Kong Island) Ordinance or Public Transport Services (Kowloon and New Territories) Ordinsace, the public omnibus is waiting to enter a bus stop situated outside the zebra con- trolled area.".

5. The Schedule to the Fixed Penalty (Traffic Contraven- Amendment tions) Regulations is amended in Form 1 by deleting items 2 and of Fixed

Penally 3 in the List of Contraventions and substituting the following (Traffic

Contraven- tions) Regulations.

"2. Stopped within the limits of a zebra crossing (vection 5).

3. Stopped in a zebra controlled area (section 6),”.

(CAD). 237. sub.dem.)

6. Section 6 of the principal Ordinance shall continue in Saving. force, as if section 4 of this Ordinance had not come into operation, in relation to any zebra crossing (which expression shall for the purposes of this section have the meaning assigned to it by the Road Traffic (Road Crossing) Regulations) until a zebra controlled area is delineated in respect of that crossing under the said Road Traffic (Road Crossing) Regulations.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 8th day of January, 1975.

лючитель

Clerk to the Legislative Council