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ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2)

Ord. No. 45/77

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HONG KONG

No. 45 OF 1977

I assent.

L.S.

MURRAY MACLEHOSE,

Governor.

16th June, 1977.

An Ordinance to amend the Road Traffic Ordinance.

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Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and con-

sent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amend- Short title and ment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1977.

(2) The Governor may by notice published in the Gazette appoint the day on which this Ordinance, or any part or provision of this Ordinance, shall come into operation and may at different times, appoint different days for different parts or provisions.

commencement

2. Section 2(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended in paragraph Amendment of (d) by inserting after "reward" the following-

3.

"save with the permission in writing of the Commissioner".

section 2.

(Cap. 220.)

Section 3(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting Amendment of

after paragraph (g) the following new paragraph-

“(ga) the granting and cancellation by the Commissioner of permits authorizing the use of private cars for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward;".

section 3.

4. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding after section 4 Addition of the following new section-

"Registration of public cars as taxis.

4A. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner shall, on application by the registered owner, reregister as a taxi a motor vehicle which immediately prior thereto was registered as a public car.

(2) A premium of $75,000 shall be payable in respect of the registration of such motor vehicle as a taxi, and the Commissioner shall not register such vehicle as a taxi unless a first instalment of $50,000 has been paid.

(3) The second instalment of $25,000 shall be payable not later than 12 months after the registration of such vehicle as a taxi, and until instalment is paid the Commis- sioner shall refuse to issue a further vehicle licence in respect of that vehicle as a taxi.

(4) The premium payable under this section shall be in addition to the registration and licence fee payable under the regulations and may not be refunded.

new section 4A.