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Road Traffic

[1989 Ed.

compliance with those provisions would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle on that occasion for any of those purposes.

(2) The provisions of any enactment imposing control by traffic lights or traffic signs on motor vehicles shall not apply to any motor vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for police, fire services or ambulance purposes, so long as the approach of the vehicle to the traffic lights or traffic sign, as the case may be, is indicated by the sounding of a gong, bell or siren and if compliance with those provisions would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle on that occasion for any of those purposes.

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any civil claim for injury or damage to a person or to property.

PART IX

EXAMINATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

78. Examination of motor vehicles in

connection with registration etc.

(1) Before-

(a) registering a motor vehicle;

(b) issuing a duplicate registration document to the registered owner

of a motor vehicle;

(c) returning the registration document to a new registered owner;

(d) licensing a motor vehicle; or

(e) entering in the register any alterations to a motor vehicle notified

under this Ordinance,

the Commissioner may, by notice in writing served either personally or by registered post on the owner, the registered owner or the new owner of the motor vehicle, as the case may be, require production of the motor vehicle for examination at such vehicle examination centre, and at such time on such date, as may be specified in the notice for the purpose of ascertaining whether the motor vehicle-

(i) accords, as the case may be, with the particulars contained in the application for registration or for the vehicle licence or in the notice of transfer of ownership, or with the particulars contained in the register, or with the alterations notified under this Ordinance;

(ii) is roadworthy;

(iii) complies with this Ordinance and any conditions subject to which

a vehicle licence was issued in respect of the vehicle.

(2) A vehicle produced at a vehicle examination centre pursuant to subsection (1) may be detained for a period not exceeding 24 hours.

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