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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1895.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance for regulating the Licensing of

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Private Vehicles.

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Private Vehicle Licence Ordinance, 1895.

2. In the construction of this Ordinance "Private Ve- biele" includes all carriages, carts, waggons, trucks and all other vehicles which do not require to be licensed under Ordinance 21 of 1887 except private jiurickshas, private chairs and bicycles :-

"License" shall mean a "license" required by this

Ordinance.

3. The owner of every private vehicle shall take out a license for the same.

4. The Governor in Council may from time to time make and when made may alter, add to or repeal regulations under this Ordinance :---

(a) For the issue of licenses, the forms thereof, the fees to be paid on such licenses, their periods, conditions and the officer who is to issue them.

(b) For the regulation of private vehicles, their use and the traffic carried on by means of such vehicles.

5. The granting of all such licenses shall be in the dis- cretion of the officer appointed to issue the same. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a license may appeal to the Governor who may direct the proper officer to issue such license.

6. The following acts shall be deemed to be offences under this Ordinance :-

(1) Using any private vehicle for which a license is required without having a valid license for the

same.

(2) Any breach of the conditions of a license.

(3) Furnishing untrue particulars of any license.

(4) Using or attempting to use any license or other document grauted under this Ordinance or in pursuance of any regulations made thereunder for any private vehicle in respect of which such license was not granted.

(5) Using or attempting to use any document as a license under this Ordinance which has not been duly issued thereunder.

7. Every person convicted of an offence against this Or- dinance or against any regulation made thereunder shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

8. Any penalty imposed awarded under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Magistrate.

9. Any license may be forfeited on the conviction of the holder thereof for any offence, if the officer who issued the license shall think fit.

Short title.

Construction.

Licence required for private vehicles. Regulations.

Form of Licence,

Offences.

Penalty.

Recovery of penalty.

Forfeiture of Licence.

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