25601-1912-Regulations-under-the-Vehicles-and-Traffic-Regulation-Ordinance-1912 — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 6, 1912.

2. A licence shall be required by every driver of a public ricksha, a public chair, a public horsed carriage, a motor bicycle, a motor tricycle, a moter car, or a heavy motor

The following licence fees shall be charged:-

car.

Drivers' Licences.

Term.

Fee.

Description of Driver.

$3

C.

1.-Driver of a motor bicycle or motor tricycle,

2.-Driver of a motor car or heavy motor car,

Annual.

5.00

Annual.

10.00

3.-Driver of a public ricksha, public chair, or public

horsed carriage,

Half-yearly.

0.30

3. All licences shall be issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

4. The issue of every licence shall be in the discretion of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

5. Annual licences shall expire on the 30th June. Half-yearly vehicle licences shall expire on the 30th June and 31st December. Half-yearly driver licences shall expire on the 31st May and 30th November.

6. All licence fees must be paid in advance,

7. The licence fee for public rickshas licensed for the City of Victoria shall be payable in advance by four quarterly instalments of $18.00, and on failure by the licensee to pay any quarterly instalment in advance the licence shall ipso facto cease to be valid.

8. The owner of every vehicle for which a licence is required shall, for the purpose of satisfying the Captain Superintendent of Police whether the vehicle may be licensed, cause the vehicle to be driven or brought to such place or places as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct.

9. Not more than 1,100 public rickshas shall be licensed for the City of Victoria. Public rickshas shall be of such pattern, size, weight and appointments as may be approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police. For each public ricksha licensed for the City of Victoria there shall be two licensed drivers, who need not, however, both be in charge of the ricksha at the same time.

10. No public vehicle licence shall be issued until the intended licensee shall have given a boud with one surety to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police condi- tioned for the appearance of the licensee and any driver of the vehicle whenever required, and for the payment of all fines, compensation and damages, imposed, awarded or recover- ed on, against, or from, the licensee or any driver of the vehicle.

11. Every applicant for a public vehicle driver licence shall be photographed, free of cost to himself. One copy of the photograph shall be attached to the licence and one shall be retained by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

12. On every application to the Captain Superintendent of Police for a licence for a heavy motor car the owner shall declare the weight of the heavy car unladen, and shall produce to the Captain Superintendent of Police the maker's description or other satisfactory evidence of the correctness of such declaration. If such declaration afterwards prove to be incorrect to any material extent any licence which has been issued for the heavy motor car may be revoked by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

13. No person shall furnish untrue particulars in connection with any licence.

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