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[接上页] (Enacted 1995) Cap 474 s 26 Power to make bylaws (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Company may by bylaw provide for- (a) the order and safety, and the prevention or abatement of nuisances in the toll area; (b) the precautions as regards public health or safety in the toll area; (c) the control, restriction and safety of traffic in the toll area; (d) the regulation of the speed of traffic using the toll area; (e) the regulation of vehicles which may use the toll area, including the types, dimensions, condition and loading of such vehicles and classes or descriptions of vehicles that are prohibited from using the toll area; (f) the prohibition or regulation otherwise of the use by vehicles in the toll area of lights, horns, sirens and other equipment; (g) the prohibition or regulation otherwise of the carriage into or through the toll area of any offensive, noxious or dangerous goods; (h) the collection of tolls in respect of the use of the Tai Lam Tunnel and Yuen Long Approach Road and the purchase, issue and collection of toll tickets in respect of such use; (i) without affecting the generality of paragraph (h)- (i) the installation of any automatic toll collection system approved by the Commissioner, and the features, operation and control of any such system; (ii) the payment of tolls by electronic means or devices, including electronic toll passes and the issue, withdrawal, cancellation, surrender or replacement of such passes or other devices and the regulation of their use (including the prohibition of interference with, damage to, defacement of or alteration of such passes or other devices); or (iii) the establishment, cancellation or management of financial accounts in relation to payment of tolls as described in subparagraph (ii), the charging of a fee in respect thereof, and the refund of or evidence of any balance in or amount to the credit of such accounts;(j) the towing away or removal of any vehicle or thing causing obstruction in the toll area and the imposition of charges in respect of any such towage or removal and of any storage, detention or service of such vehicle or thing; (k) the protection of any property owned or controlled by the Company from damage or injury; (l) the employment and organization of personnel provided by the Company for the control, restriction and safety of traffic in the toll area; (m) any other conditions subject to which the toll area may be used by the public for the passage of motor vehicles; and (n) any other matter relating to the control, operation and management of the toll area which it is necessary or expedient to provide for.(2) (a) Bylaws under subsection (1)(c) may only be made after consultation with the Commissioner. (b) The Commissioner may by notice in writing direct the Company to make bylaws relating to the safety of persons using or employed in the toll area and the Company shall comply with any such direction.(3) Where a bylaw made under subsection (1) provides for the issue of a permit for any purpose, the bylaw may prescribe a fee to be paid in respect of such permit. (4) Bylaws made under this section shall be subject to the approval of the Legislative Council. (5) Bylaws made under this section may provide that a contravention of any specified provision thereof shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor not exceeding a fine at level 2. (6) The Company shall cause printed copies of bylaws made and approved under this section to be kept at the registered office of the Company and to be available for sale to any person at a reasonable charge. (7) Without prejudice to any Ordinance relating to the prosecution of criminal offences or to the powers of the Secretary for Justice in relation to the prosecution of criminal offences, prosecutions under any bylaw made under this section may be brought by the Company in the name of the Company. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997) (Enacted 1995) Cap 474 s 27 Company to charge approved tolls for use of Tai Lam Tunnel and Yuen Long Approach Road PART VIII COLLECTION OF TOLLS (1) Subject to this Ordinance, the Company may, from the operating date until the expiry of the franchise period, demand and collect in respect of the passage of motor vehicles through the Tai Lam Tunnel and along the Yuen Long Approach Road, the tolls specified in Schedule 1. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)- "Tai Lam Tunnel" (大榄隧道) means the tunnel, more particularly described in the project agreement, extending under the Tai Lam Country Park from Ting Kau in the south, to Ho Pui in the north; "Yuen Long Approach Road" (元朗引道) means the road, more particularly described in the project agreement, linking the Tai Lam Tunnel and the New Territories Circular Road at Au Tau and includes any part of such road. (Enacted 1995) Cap 474 s 28 Description of motor vehicles The description of motor vehicles mentioned in Schedules 1 and 2 shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions and classes of motor vehicles mentioned in section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap 374). |