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FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1985

''I DO HOPE THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL MAKE FULL USE OF THE REPORTING FACILITIES SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE STATION**.

**BUT LET ME AT THE SAME TIME MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE SHALL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FULL SERVICE FROM THE REPORT ROOM IN THE TERMINAL BUILDING, HE SAID.

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HE ALSO SAID THAT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS IN FACT ONLY ONE OF THE THREE PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT IN WHICH THE POLICE FORCE IS INVOLVED.

NEXT MONTH THE JOINT POLICE/CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY ROOM WILL BE READY, AND EARLY NEXT YEAR THE AIRPORT POLICE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRE WITH ITS OWN SOPHISTICATED COMMUNICATIOONS NNETWORK WILL BE FINISHED.

THESE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE IMPORTANCE WITH WHICH POLICE VIEW THEIR ROLE AT THE AIRPORT, MR SHEPPARD SAID.

THE AIRPORT DIVISION IS RE-ORGANISED AS AIRPORT DISTRICT TO FOLLOW THE GENERAL FORCE PATTERN. IT IS A RESULT OF A REVIEW ON POLICE COMMAND STRUCTURES AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF UNIFORMED BRANCH PERSONNEL AND CID.

COVERED MOTORCYCLES CAUSE CONCERN ******

A TRAFFIC POLICE SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE PRACTICE ADOPTED BY MANY MOTORCYCLISTS OF COVERING THEIR PARKED MACHINES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE VEHICLE LICENCE AND THE REGISTRATION PLATE ARE OBSCURED.

HE SAID THAT SUCH A PRACTICE HAD PRESENTED CONSIDERABLE PROBLEMS TO POLICE OFFICERS WHO ENFORCE ROAD TRAFFIC LAW. IT IS ALSO A HINDRANCE TO OFFICERS SEEKING TO LOCATE MISSING VEHICLES.

**WHILE IT IS APPRECIATED THAT THE CYCLISTS WISH TO PROTECT THEIR MACHINES FROM THE SUN AND THE RAIN, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS THAT THE VEHICLE LICENCE AND REGISTRATION PLATE BE DISPLAYED'', HE POINTED OUT.

REGULATION 25 REQUIRES THAT THE LICENCE MUST BE DISPLAYED **IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE'. THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENCE IS A FINE OF $2,000 AND 3 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT ON FIRST CONVICTION.

/LIKEWISE REGULATION