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Amendment of section 13.
Amendment of section 15.
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the generality thereof, conditions which restrict the use of the vehicles to specified roads and specified times; the limitation by him of the number of such permits that may be issued, either generally or in a particular area, and in respect of any type of village vehicle; the validity of such permits and the cancellation thereof, and the admission in evidence in any proceedings under this Ordinance of copies of any such permit;
(b) the construction and maintenance of village vehicles, the equipment to be carried or installed thereon, the appoint- ment of vehicle examiners for the purposes of the regula- tions, the examination of such vehicles by vehicle examiners and police officers and the removal and detention of unsafe village vehicles;
(c) the regulation or prohibition of the driving and use of village vehicles on roads, and of the carriage of persons or goods on such vehicles; and the conduct of persons driving or using such vehicles;
(d) the production of village vehicle permits and the display of
permit numbers on village vehicles;
(e) the fees to be charged for any village vehicle permit, duplicate village vehicle permit, vehicle examination or other matter under the regulations; and
(f) generally carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordin-
ance relating to village vehicles.
(2) Where under regulations made under subsection (1) a limit is imposed on the number of village vehicle permits that may be issued, the Commissioner may in his discretion—
(a) in issuing any such permit give priority to any person or
class of persons;
(b) determine by lot any applications for the issue of such
permits;
(c) limit the number of such permits which may be issued to any
persons or class of persons,
and shall not be obliged to issue such permits up to the limit so imposed.
(3) Fees prescribed under subsection (1) may be fixed – (a) at levels which provide for the recovery of expenditure incurred or likely to be incurred by the Government in relation generally to the administration of this Ordinance and need not be limited by reference to the amount of administrative or other costs incurred or likely to be incurred in the provision of any particular village vehicle permit, vehicle examination or other matter; and
(b) at different levels in relation to different classes, types or descriptions of village vehicle, village vehicle permit, ex- amination or other matter.".
6. Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting “or 12" and substituting the following-
", 12 or 12A".
7. Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "or 12" and substituting the following--
“, 12 or 12A".
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8. (1) Section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordin- Consequential nce is amended in the definition of “motor vehicle" by inserting after "by a motor" the following-
amendments.
(Cap. 272.)
(Cap. 374.) “, and a village vehicle within the meaning of section 2 of the Road Traffic
Ordinance".
(2) Section 2 of the Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax) Ordinance is (Cap. 330.) amended
(a) by inserting after the definition of "Commissioner" the following
definition-
""driver operated village vehicle" means a motor vehicle having an overall length not exceeding 3.2 metres and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 metres constructed or adapted primarily for the carriage of goods on roads in rural areas or areas inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles, in addition to the carriage of a driver only;";
(b) by deleting the definition of “goods vehicle" and substituting the following
definition----
""goods vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is constructed or adapted for use primarily for the carriage of goods, but does not include- (a) a motor tricycle or a motor cycle with or without a sidecar
attached thereto;
(b) a driver operated village vehicle; or
(c) a pedestrian controlled village vehicle;":
(c) by deleting the definition of “motor tricycle" and substituting the following
definition-
""motor tricycle" means a three-wheeled motor vehicle other than---
(a) a motor cycle with a sidecar;
(b) a driver operated village vehicle; and
(c) a pedestrian controlled village vehicle;"; and
(d) by inserting after the definition of “passenger" the following definition-
"“pedestrian controlled village vehicle” means a motor vehicle control- led by a pedestrian, having an overall length not exceeding 3.2 metres and an overall width not exceeding 1.2 metres, constructed or adapted primarily for the carriage of goods on roads in rural arcas or areas inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles, and not constructed or adapted for the carriage of a driver or any passenger;".
Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 4th day of June 1986.
LAW Kam-sang,
Clerk to the Legislative Council.
This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.
LAW Kam-sang,
Clerk to the Legislative Council.
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