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1989 Ed.]

Fixed Penalty (Traffic Contraventions)

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7. Parking at unauthorized places

(1) No person shall park a motor vehicle on any road on which there is a system of street lighting furnished by means of lamps not more than 200 m apart other than in a parking place:

Provided that if in any proceedings for a contravention of this subsection it is proved to the satisfaction of the court or magistrate that there is a system of street lighting on a road, the system of street lighting shall be presumed to be furnished by means of lamps not more than 200 m apart unless the contrary is proved.

(2) No person shall park a motor vehicle-

(a) on a pavement, pedestrian way, central reservation, verge, hard shoulder or traffic island; or

(b) so as to obstruct vehicular access to or from premises adjacent to the carriageway; or

(c) so as to obstruct access to a fire hydrant from the carriageway.

(Replaced 39 of 1984 s. 4)

8. Parking in parking places.

(1) No person shall park a motor vehicle in a parking place contrary to a traffic sign or road marking in Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic (Parking) Regulations (Cap.374 sub. leg.) erected or placed at such parking place. (Replaced 39 of 1984 s. 5)

(2) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall park a motor vehicle in a parking place in such a manner that it occupies more than one parking space or unnecessarily projects over any line delineating the parking space. (Replaced 39 of 1984 s. 5)

(3) Where a motor vehicle occupies more than one parking space, or projects over a line delineating the parking space in which it is parked into an adjoining parking space, it shall be a defence in proceedings in respect of a contravention of subsection (2) to prove that the vehicle

(a) is longer than one parking space; and

(b) was not so parked so as to occupy more parking spaces than is necessary having regard to the length of the vehicle. (Amended 39 of 1984 s. 5)

(4) No person shall park a motor vehicle in any parking place the designation of which is suspended or cancelled under regulation 5(3) of the Road Traffic (Parking) Regulations (Cap.374 sub. leg.). (Replaced 39 of 1984 s. 5)

(5) No person shall park a motor vehicle in any parking space the designation of which is suspended under regulation 6(2) of the Road Traffic (Parking) Regulations (Cap.374 sub. leg.). (Added 39 of 1984 s. 5)