CAP. 374]
Road Traffic
[1989 Ed.
either continuously or intermittently, whether or not the same is the property of the Crown, and includes the carriageway of the North-west Railway, but does not include any private road, any place within the Hong Kong Airport designated by the Director of Civil Aviation as a car park under the Hong Kong Airport (Traffic) Regulations (Cap. 292 sub. leg.) or any part of the carriageway of the North-west Railway designated by the Commissioner for the purposes of this definition by notice in the Gazette; (Amended 56 of 1986 s. 26; 46 of 1987 s. 2; 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"road hump" means a hump placed transversely across the carriageway of a road for the purpose of regulating the speed of vehicles being driven on that road; (Added 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"road marking" means a line, word, mark or device placed on, or set into, the surface of a road for conveying to persons using the road any warning, information, requirement, restriction, prohibition or direction and includes a road hump, but does not include a road marking within the meaning of section 121; (Amended 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"roadworthy" in relation to any motor vehicle means that the vehicle is suitable and safe for use for any of the purposes for which it may lawfully be used, having regard to the class or any division of the class of motor vehicle within which-
(a) application has been made to register the vehicle; or
(b) the vehicle is registered, or is required to be registered,
as the case may be;
"school crossing patrol" means any person authorized to act as a school crossing patrol pursuant to regulations made under section 11;
"secondary education" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279);
"semi-trailer" means any trailer designed, constructed or adapted to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it rests on the motor vehicle and that a substantial part of its weight and of the weight of its load is borne by the motor vehicle;
"special purpose vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed, constructed or adapted primarily for a use other than the carriage on a road of goods, the driver or passengers;
"special reasons" means special reasons relating to the offence, and in exceptional circumstances special reasons relating to-
(a) the offender; and
(b) to such other circumstance that the court may consider to be relevant;
"specially authorized vehicle examiner" means a person authorized under section 88(1)(b) to issue suspension of vehicle licence orders;
"standing or plying for hire" means, in respect of any vehicle, being on any road, whether in motion or stationary, and exhibiting any sign or signal, or
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CAP. 374]
Road Traffic
[1989 Ed.
either continuously or intermittently, whether or not the same is the property of the Crown, and includes the carriageway of the North-west Railway, but does not include any private road, any place within the Hong Kong Airport designated by the Director of Civil Aviation as a car park under the Hong Kong Airport (Traffic) Regulations (Cap. 292 sub. leg.) or any part of the carriageway of the North-west Railway designated by the Commissioner for the purposes of this definition by notice in the Gazette; (Amended 56 of 1986 s. 26; 46 of 1987 s. 2; 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"road hump" means a hump placed transversely across the carriageway of a road for the purpose of regulating the speed of vehicles being driven on that road; (Added 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"road marking" means a line, word, mark or device placed on, or set into, the surface of a road for conveying to persons using the road any warning, information, requirement, restriction, prohibition or direction and includes a road hump, but does not include a road marking within the meaning of section 121; (Amended 80 of 1988 s. 3)
"roadworthy” in relation to any motor vehicle means that the vehicle is suitable
and safe for use for any of the purposes for which it may lawfully be used, having regard to the class or any division of the class of motor vehicle within which--
(a) application has been made to register the vehicle; or
(b) the vehicle is registered, or is required to be registered,
as the case may be;
"school crossing patrol" means any person authorized to act as a school
crossing patrol pursuant to regulations made under section 11;
"secondary education" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the
Education Ordinance (Cap. 279);
"semi-trailer" means any trailer designed, constructed or adapted to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it rests on the motor vehicle and that a substantial part of its weight and of the weight of its load is borne by the motor vehicle;
"special purpose vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed, constructed or adapted primarily for a use other than the carriage on a road of goods, the driver or passengers;
"special reasons" means special reasons relating to the offence, and in
exceptional circumstances special reasons relating to-
(a) the offender; and
(b) to such other circumstance that the court may consider to be
relevant;
"specially authorized vehicle examiner" means a person authorized under
section 88(1)(b) to issue suspension of vehicle licence orders;
"standing or plying for hire" means, in respect of any vehicle, being on any road, whether in motion or stationary, and exhibiting any sign or signal, or
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