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Enclosure No. 4

A BILL

To

Amend the Road Traffic Ordinance.

Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.

1.

This Ordinance may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance Short title and 1986 and shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by commencement. notice in the Gazette.

2.

Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is amended--

(a) by inserting after the definition of "driver" 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 defintion of "goods vehicle" and substituting the following

definition-

""goods vehicle" means a motor vehicle. or trailer, 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; or

(b) a 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: and

(b) a village vehicle;”;

(d) by inserting after the definition of "motor vehicle" the following definition— ""overall length" and "overall width" in relation to a vehicle. shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively by regulations made under section 9;";

(e) in the definition of "owner" by inserting after "registered" the following-

"or a village vehicle permit is issued.”:

(f) by inserting after the definition of "passenger service licence" 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 areas or areas inaccessible or closed to other motor vehicles, and not constructed or adapted for the carriage of a driver or any passenger;":

(g) in the definition of "vehicle licence" by deleting the full stop at the end

thereof and substituting a semicolon; and

(h) by inserting after the definition of “vehicle licence" the following defini-

tions-

Amendment of section 2. (Cap. 374.)