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[接上页] (d) any traffic sign, light signal or road marking as it may think appropriate for the giving of advice and information to persons within the toll area.(2) The Company may, by the erection or placing of an appropriate sign, cancel, alter or temporarily suspend the operation of any traffic sign, light signal or road marking erected or placed in the toll area under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (d). (3) The Company shall, if directed to do so by the Commissioner, remove or alter at its own cost any traffic sign, light signal or road marking erected or placed in the toll area under subsection (1). Cap 474B s 4 Uniforms and identification A toll area control officer on duty shall- (a) except in the case of the General Manager, wear a uniform of a design approved by the Commissioner of Police; (b) carry such means of identity issued by the Company and approved by the Commissioner; (c) promptly produce to any person who on reasonable grounds requests him to do so his means of identity and evidence of appointment. Cap 474B s 5 Toll area control officers' power to stop vehicles (1) A toll area control officer may- (a) for the purpose of preventing or detecting any contravention of the Road Traffic (Expressway) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.) or bylaws made under the Ordinance; or (b) if he has reasonable grounds for believing that the driver of a vehicle- (i) has not paid tolls or fees specified in the Ordinance; (ii) is interrupting or likely to interrupt vehicular or pedestrian traffic in the toll area; (iii) is likely to contravene or has contravened the Road Traffic (Expressway) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.) or any of the bylaws made under the Ordinance; or (iv) has been involved in an accident in the toll area,exercise, within the toll area, any of the powers specified in subsection (2). (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a toll area control officer may- (a) order or signal the driver of a vehicle- (i) to stop the vehicle immediately; or (ii) to proceed to a designated place in the toll area and to stop there;(b) require the driver of a vehicle- (i) to produce his driving licence; (ii) to give his address; (iii) to give the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle where that information is within his knowledge. Cap 474B s 6 Toll area control officers' power to search vehicles A toll area control officer may- (a) for the purpose of preventing or detecting a contravention of any bylaw made under the Ordinance that prohibits or restricts the use of the toll area by vehicles of certain descriptions; or (b) if he has reasonable grounds for believing that the driver of a vehicle is likely to contravene or has contravened the Road Traffic (Expressway) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.) or any bylaw made under the Ordinance,within the toll area, enter, examine and search a vehicle and anything in or on the vehicle. Cap 474B s 7 Priority of vehicles using the toll area The Commissioner may arrange with the Company that certain vehicles should be given priority in the use of the toll area during certain periods and the Company shall give such priority to those vehicles in accordance with the arrangement. Cap 474B s 8 Offences and penalties Any person who fails to comply with any order, signal or requirement given or made by a toll area control officer under section 5, or who obstructs or interferes with a toll area control officer acting under section 6, commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months. |