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revised code, as the case may be, shall not be promulgated until the code has, or the proposed alterations have, been approved by the Legislative Council.
(3) The Director of Highways may by notice in the Gazette, prescribe and from time to time revise a code of practice for the lighting, signing and guarding of road works. (Amended 66 of 1984 s. 11; L.N. 127 of 1986)
(4) The Commissioner may by notice in the Gazette prescribe and from time to time revise a code of practice for the loading of vehicles.
(4A) The Commissioner may by notice in the Gazette prescribe and from time to time revise a code of practice comprising such directions as appear to him to be proper for the guidance of owners of private roads in relation to any regulations made under-
(a) section 11 which relate to traffic signs or road markings; or
(b) section 121 which relate to signs or road markings within the meaning of that section. (Added 80 of 1988 s. 10)
(5) A failure on the part of any person to observe any provisions of the road users' code and any code prescribed under subsection (3) or (4) shall not of itself render that person liable to criminal proceedings of any kind but any such failure may in any proceedings whether civil or criminal and including proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance be relied upon by any party to the proceedings as tending to establish or negative any liability which is in question in those proceedings.
(Amended 20 of 1984 s. 2)
110. Variation of traffic signs and road markings
A traffic sign or road marking which is placed on or in a road and is similar to a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking and to have been lawfully so placed unless the contrary is proved, and the fact that a traffic sign or road marking differs slightly in positioning, size, colour or type from a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking shall not prevent such traffic sign or road marking from being a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking, as the case may be, so long as it is visible and the general appearance and meaning of the sign or marking is not thereby materially impaired.
111. Forgery of documents
(1) A person commits an offence who, with intent to deceive-
(a) forges, or alters, or uses, or lends to or allows to be used by any other person, a document or other thing to which this subsection applies; or
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revised code, as the case may be, shall not be promulgated until the code has, or the proposed alterations have, been approved by the Legislative Council.
(3) The Director of Highways may by notice in the Gazette, prescribe and from time to time revise a code of practice for the lighting, signing and guarding of road works. (Amended 66 of 1984 s. 11; L.N. 127 of 1986)
(4) The Commissioner may by notice in the Gazette prescribe and from time to time revise a code of practice for the loading of vehicles.
(4A) The Commissioner may by notice in the Gazette prescribe and from time to time revise a code of practice comprising such directions as appear to him to be proper for the guidance of owners of private roads in relation to any regulations made under-
(a) section 11 which relate to traffic signs or road markings; or
(b) section 121 which relate to signs or road markings within the
meaning of that section. (Added 80 of 1988 s. 10)
(5) A failure on the part of any person to observe any provisions of the road users' code and any code prescribed under subsection (3) or (4) shall not of itself render that person liable to criminal proceedings of any kind but any such failure may in any proceedings whether civil or criminal and including proceedings for an offence under this Ordinance be relied upon by any party to the proceedings as tending to establish or negative any liability which is in question in those proceedings.
(Amended 20 of 1984 s. 2)
110. Variation of traffic signs and road markings
A traffic sign or road marking which is placed on or in a road and is similar to a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking and to have been lawfully so placed unless the contrary is proved, and the fact that a traffic sign or road marking differs slightly in positioning, size, colour or type from a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking shall not prevent such traffic sign or road marking from being a prescribed traffic sign or prescribed road marking, as the case may be, so long as it is visible and the general appearance and meaning of the sign or marking is not thereby materially impaired.
111. Forgery of documents
(1) A person commits an offence who, with intent to deceive-
(a) forges, or alters, or uses, or lends to or allows to be used by any other person, a document or other thing to which this subsection applies; or
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