VEHICLES AND PUBLIC TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, 1883

VEHICLES AND PUBLIC TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, 1883

No. 5 of 1883.

An Ordinince entitled, The Vehicles and Public Traffic Ordinance, 1883.
[24th March, 1883]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative
B Council thereof, as follows:-,


1. In this -Ordinance the term vehicle includes chairs, carriages,
trucks, jinrickshas, interpretation.
and carts of every kind.

2. No vehicle shall ply or be let for hire for the carriage of
passengers, unless the

owner thereof has obtained xa licence for the souse, and no person shall
act as bearer,
drawer or driver of such vehicle until he has obtained a licence to
do.so. Licences shall
be granted by the Captain Superintendent of Police.' ''

3. Licences granted under this Ordinance shall be for the carriage of
passengers ;Licences far

passengers rind
and'no licensed owner, bearer, drawer, or driver, shall use his vehicle,
for the carriage baggage only.
of animals, merchandise, or goods other than personal baggage. rt

4. The Governor in 6ouncil may make and, when made, revoke, add to, or
alter
rules regulating the granting and revocation of licences under this
Ordinance, and the
fees to be paid in respect of the same.


5. Any breach of this Ordinance or of any rules made under it shall be an
offence Penalties.
punishable in a summary mariner, and the offender shall be liable, on
conviction before
aPaIice Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or to
imprisonment,
with or without lard labour, not,egceeding three months.

Subject -to this Ordinance arid to rules made under it, the Captain
Superintendent
of Police may in his discretion revoke any licence granted by him.
Refusing to pas

fuse, dtc.

Vehicles and Public Traffic..

6. Ordinances 6 of 1863 and 6 of 11382 are hereby repealed, but such
repeal shall
not affect any thing duly done before the passing of this Ordinance.

7. Every vehicle, whether licensed or not, when meeting any other
vehicle, shall
pass it by keeping to its own left side of the road, and when overtaking
any other
vehicle going in the same direction shall pass it by keeping to its own
right of such
vehicle. ,

$. No person who has hired any,licensed vehicle, shall refuse to pay the
fare for
the same forthwith on the termination of the hiring; nor shall any person
wilfully
injure any licensed vehicle,,or ill-treat or abuse the driver, bearer, or
drawer of any
such vehicle.

Cotnpensation ins Any person offending against this section shall, in
addition to the punishment to
a.adition to other ,
peuRttsr which he may be liable under this Ordinance, be pliable to pay
such compensation to
- the owner, bearer, drawer, or driver, whom he ill-treats or abuses, or
whose vehicle he
wilfully injures, as the Police Magistrate may award; and payment of the
same shall
be enforced inhe same way as payment of a. fine binder this Ordinance.
suspeamns 9, This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be
proclaimed by the
l;laclBP. a ,., ',
Governor. , -

[lit force front 2nd April, 1883, under prIorlumation 24th March, 1883,
Repealed by , Ordinan ce No. 21 of 1887.
;

NoTE:=-'!.'Iae foldvwinag rules etc., were made under the Ordinance:

.I~'ules under section 4 of `the 29th h.Tarch,1881. ( Sec Gazette 31 st Of
same month.)

Table of Fares for Public T''ehicles 11th April,, 1888. (See Gazette 2Xst
of the same month.)

Mules under section -4,, 3Xst October, 1888. .(See Gazette 3rd :11 ovember
X 883

!'able of Fares 16th July, .884. ( See Gazette 9th Angust, 18841)
'

Rules as to licences of the 14th August, 1885: (See Gazette 15th of the

same month:) .b.,

Rule as to licences 22nd October, 1886. (See Gazette 2 3id of the same,
month.)

Rules uit dPrsection 4 0, f' the 21 st January, 1887. ( ~.S'ee Gazette of
the
22nd of same month.)

t
Order in Council as to fees of the 22nd April, 1887. (bee Gazette 30t7a
of the some month.) ,

Rules tinder sect' 4 of the 24th July, 1887. (Sec Gazette of the 2jth
of the same month.) -
1677

Interpretation.
No vehicle to ply for hire until licences obtained from Police.
Licences for passengers and baggage only.
Governor in Council may make rules for the granting, &c of licences.
Penalties.
1678
Repeal.
Vehicle to observe the rule of the road.
Refusing to pay fare, &c.
Compensation addition to other penalty.
Suspending clause.

1677

Interpretation.
No vehicle to ply for hire until licences obtained from Police.
Licences for passengers and baggage only.
Governor in Council may make rules for the granting, &c of licences.
Penalties.
1678
Repeal.
Vehicle to observe the rule of the road.
Refusing to pay fare, &c.
Compensation addition to other penalty.
Suspending clause.

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