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forthwith the obstruction and the person responsible shall as soon as practicable after such notice remove such obstruction.
(2) In the event of a failure to comply with a notice under subregulation (1) the Director may arrange for a removal of the obstruction and the person responsible shall pay to the Director the cost of the removal.
(3) Any costs incurred by the Director under subregulation (2) shall be recoverable as a civil debt.
26. Saving
Nothing in this Part shall relieve any person of any obligation imposed upon him to obtain any permit or consent which may be necessary before carrying out any road works or causing an obstruction or excavation or of any obligation to fence or otherwise render safe any road works.
PART V
ROAD CLOSURES
27. Closure of roads
(1) Where in the opinion of the Commissioner it is necessary to close a road or any part of it to all or any particular kind of traffic, he may close that road or part of it to such traffic for such period as he may think necessary.
(2) A closure under subregulation (1) shall be indicated by a sign of the type shown in Figure No. 149 in Schedule I and a notice of such closure shall be published by the Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable in the Gazette or in one issue of at least one English newspaper and one Chinese newspaper circulating in Hong Kong. (L.N. 263 of 1984)
(3) The closure of a road under subregulation (1) shall not apply to-
(a) a vehicle which is being driven for any fire services, ambulance, police or customs and excise service purpose if compliance with the closure is likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for that purpose; or
(b) a vehicle in respect of which a closed road permit for the road is issued and is valid in accordance with the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.).
(4) Subject to subregulation (3), no person shall drive a vehicle on any road closed under subregulation (1).
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, "road" does not include a private road. (L.N. 22 of 1989)
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1989 Ed.] Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations
[CAP. 374 G 25
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forthwith the obstruction and the person responsible shall as soon as practicable after such notice remove such obstruction.
(2) In the event of a failure to comply with a notice under subregulation (1) the Director may arrange for a removal of the obstruction and the person responsible shall pay to the Director the cost of the removal.
(3) Any costs incurred by the Director under subregulation (2) shall be recoverable as a civil debt.
26. Saving
Nothing in this Part shall relieve any person of any obligation imposed upon him to obtain any permit or consent which may be necessary before carrying out any road works or causing an obstruction or excavation or of any obligation to fence or otherwise render safe any road works.
PART V
ROAD CLOSURES
27. Closure of roads
(1) Where in the opinion of the Commissioner it is necessary to close a road or any part of it to all or any particular kind of traffic, he may close that road or part of it to such traffic for such period as he may think necessary.
(2) A closure under subregulation (1) shall be indicated by a sign of the type shown in Figure No. 149 in Schedule I and a notice of such closure shall be published by the Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable in the Gazette or in one issue of at least one English newspaper and one Chinese newspaper circulating in Hong Kong. (L.N. 263 of 1984)
(3) The closure of a road under subregulation (1) shall not apply to-
(a) a vehicle which is being driven for any fire services, ambulance, police or customs and excise service purpose if compliance with the closure is likely to hinder the use of that vehicle for that purpose; or
(b) a vehicle in respect of which a closed road permit for the road is issued and is valid in accordance with the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.).
(4) Subject to subregulation (3), no person shall drive a vehicle on any road closed under subregulation (1).
(5) For the purposes of this regulation, "road" does not include a private road. (L.N. 22 of 1989)
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