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1989 Ed.] Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles)

[CAP. 374

D9

Regulations

[Subsidiary]

(2) An application for a hire car permit in respect of a private car shall be made to the Commissioner in the specified form by the registered owner of the private car.

(3) On receipt of an application under subregulation (2) and on payment of a fee calculated in accordance with regulation 20, the Commissioner may issue to the applicant a hire car permit if the Commissioner-

(a) is satisfied-

(i) as to the particulars furnished in the application;

(ii) that there is in force in relation to the user of the private car for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward such policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third party risks as complies with the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance (Cap.272);

(iii) that such policy or security will remain in force during the period of validity of the hire car permit applied for; and

(iv) that there is in force a vehicle licence in respect of the private car to which the application relates; and

(b) is of the opinion that the type of hire car service specified in the application is reasonably required.

(4) Subject to regulation 18, a hire car permit shall be valid until the vehicle licence of the private car in respect of which the hire car permit is issued next expires; and the Commissioner shall specify the date of expiry of the hire car permit in the permit.

(5) A hire car permit shall be subject to such of the conditions set out in Schedule 3 as are specified in the hire car permit and to such other conditions as the Commissioner may from time to time specify in the hire car permit.

(6) The Commissioner may refuse to issue a hire car permit, and if he does so, shall give the applicant notice in writing, either personally or by registered post, of his refusal and inform him of the reasons therefor; and any fee paid by the applicant under subregulation (3) shall be refunded to him.

(7) Where a hire car permit issued under subregulation (1) is lost, defaced or destroyed, the Commissioner may, on payment of a fee of $60, issue a duplicate permit, and such permit when issued shall be deemed to be a permit issued under subregulation (1) and shall have the same force and effect as the original permit. (L.N.185 of 1988)

15. Restrictions on issue of hire car permits and considerations for issue

(1) A hire car permit for an hotel hire car service may only be issued-

(a) where an hotel proprietor is the registered owner of the private car, to the hotel; or