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[接上页] Cap 520 s 28 Regulations (1) The Secretary may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes- (a) to require- (i) the provision by the Company of traffic signs and road markings in the tunnel area and to provide for matters related thereto (including the classes or types of such signs or markings, their design and colour, placing, operation, maintenance, alteration and removal); (ii) the display by the Company, in a manner specified in or required under the regulations, of notices stating the tolls or fees payable for the use of the Tunnel Link;(b) to require the Company to take measures to prevent or control the carriage of dangerous goods through the Tunnel Link and, if he thinks it fit, to specify the measures to be so taken; (c) to provide for- (i) the powers of the personnel provided by the Company for the control, restriction and safety of traffic in the tunnel area; and (ii) the circumstances under and the extent to which police officers may take over the control and restriction of traffic in the tunnel area;(d) to specify requirements as to the installation, operation and maintenance by the Company of adequate, efficient, and safe facilities for the passage of motor vehicles through the Tunnel Link and the control and safety of motor vehicles and persons in the tunnel area; (e) without limiting the generality of paragraph (d), to require the provision by the Company of fire service installations and equipment within the tunnel area; (f) to specify requirements as to the provision by the Company of adequate and efficient personnel for the passage of motor vehicles through the Tunnel Link and the control and safety of motor vehicles and persons in the tunnel area; (g) to require the maintenance by the Company of such records for the purposes of section 22 or as may be specified in the regulations; (h) to specify requirements to be complied with by the Company for the purpose of maintaining air quality within the tunnel, and to specify, in relation to such gases as specified by him, levels to be maintained, to prevent the concentration of such gases; (i) to require the provision by the Company of a radio rebroadcasting system in the Tunnel Link; and (j) to provide for such other matters as the Secretary considers necessary or expedient to give effect to the regulations.(2) Without prejudice to any other provision in this Ordinance, regulations made under subsection (1) may provide that the provision of any facility or compliance with any requirement under the regulations shall be in a manner specified by or to the satisfaction of such authority as is specified in the regulations for such purpose. Cap 520 s 29 Powers of tunnel officers PART V POWERS OF COMPANY TO MAKE BYLAWS AND POWERS OF TUNNEL OFFICERS REGARDING TRAFFIC MATTERS (1) A tunnel officer may, in the tunnel area, take any action specified in subsection (3) for the purpose of- (a) regulating traffic; or (b) preventing the commission of an offence.(2) If a tunnel officer- (a) reasonably suspects that an offence has been committed; or (b) reasonably believes that a driver has been involved in an accident,he may, in the tunnel area, take any action specified in subsection (3). (3) The action a tunnel officer may take for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) is as follows- (a) he may direct a driver to stop the vehicle or to proceed to any place in the tunnel area indicated by the tunnel officer and to stop there; (b) he may stop any vehicle which has entered the tunnel area or prevent any such vehicle from entering that area; (c) he may require a driver to produce his driving licence; (d) he may require a driver to furnish the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle being driven by him where that information is within his knowledge; (e) he may require any person whom a tunnel officer reasonably believes to have witnessed any accident or the commission of an offence, to furnish to him his name and address; (f) he may detain, if necessary by the use of reasonable force, a driver, a vehicle or both until they are delivered into the custody of a police officer.(4) A person who obstructs a tunnel officer in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by or under this Ordinance or who fails to comply with a direction or requirement made under subsection (3) commits an offence. (5) A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) is liable to a fine at level 2. (6) The powers given to a tunnel officer under this section- (a) are without prejudice to section 63 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374); and (b) are in addition to any powers conferred on a tunnel officer by regulations made under section 28.(7) In this section- (a) "driver" (司机) in relation to any motor vehicle, means any person who is in charge of or assisting in the control of such vehicle; (b) "driving licence" (驾驶执照) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374); (c) "registered owner" (登记车主) has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374); |