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[接上页] (v) a vehicle constructed or adapted for the conveyance, or a vehicle carrying a container used or to be used for the storage, of goods specified in Category 5 of the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations (Cap 295 sub. leg.), whether or not such vehicle or container contains any quantity of such goods; (w) a vehicle that does not conform to the requirements of the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.).(2) This by-law shall not prohibit- (a) the conveyance in the tunnel of fuel which is being carried in the fuel tank of a vehicle for the purpose only of the propulsion of the vehicle; or (b) in the case of a vehicle carrying in its fuel tank petroleum spirit for the purpose only of its propulsion, the conveyance in the tunnel by the vehicle of petroleum spirit, up to a maximum of 20 litres in securely closed cans, which is being carried on the vehicle for such purpose. (L.N. 547 of 1997) (Enacted 1991) Cap 393B bylaw 18 Vehicles requiring permits (1) No person shall drive any of the following vehicles into the tunnel area unless he is in possession of a permit issued in respect of that vehicle by the Tunnel Manager and such entry is in accordance with that permit- (a) a vehicle the height of which (including load) exceeds 4.6 metres; (b) a rigid vehicle the length of which exceeds 12 metres; (L.N. 295 of 1995) (c) an articulated vehicle the length of which exceeds 16 metres; (d) a vehicle, other than a trailer, the load of which extends forwards more than 1.5 metres from the foremost part of the vehicle; (e) a vehicle the load of which extends backwards more than 1.4 metres behind the rearmost part of the vehicle; (f) a vehicle with a wheel-load exceeding 4.5 tonnes or an axle load exceeding 11 tonnes; (g) a vehicle or trailer in respect of which a movement permit is issued under regulation 53(1) of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.); (h) a vehicle the overall width of which (including load) exceeds 2.5 metres; (i) a vehicle for which no toll is specified in the Schedule to the Ordinance; (j) a vehicle of any class the gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the permitted gross vehicle weight for a vehicle of that class specified in the Second Schedule to the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.).(2) Any person may apply to the Tunnel Manager for a permit referred to in paragraph (1) giving details of the vehicle or trailer to which the application relates and its load, if any, and the time, date and direction of its proposed passage through the tunnel. (3) Where an application for a permit is made under paragraph (2) in respect of a vehicle or trailer referred to in paragraph (1)(g) such application shall, if so required by the Tunnel Manager, be accompanied by such civil engineering advice or other information relating to the vehicle or trailer as may be specified by the Tunnel Manager. (4) An application for a permit under paragraph (2) shall be made at least 48 hours before the proposed passage of the vehicle or trailer through the tunnel, except where the Tunnel Manager waives this requirement. (5) The Tunnel Manager may specify in a permit issued under this by-law- (a) the date and time for the passage of the vehicle or trailer through the tunnel; and (b) such other conditions as the Tunnel Manager thinks fit.(6) The following fee shall be payable to the Company for the issue of a permit under this by-law- (a) for a permit in respect of a vehicle referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i) or (j) ...... $100; and (b) for a permit in respect of a vehicle or trailer referred to in paragraph (1)(g) ..... $500. (Enacted 1991) Cap 393B bylaw 19 Vehicles conveying dangerous goods (1) Subject to this by-law, the Company may fix the hours during which all or any of the vehicles to which this by-law applies may enter the tunnel area. (2) No person shall drive any vehicle to which this by-law applies into the tunnel area except with the permission of the Tunnel Manager, which permission, if granted, shall be subject to the following conditions- (a) if hours have been fixed under paragraph (1) in respect of the class of vehicle concerned, the permission shall relate only to those hours; (b) a declaration shall be made in writing to the Tunnel Manager by the person in charge of the vehicle, or by the person responsible for the conveyance of any goods in or on the vehicle, as to the nature of the vehicle and goods; and (c) the Tunnel Manager may provide tunnel officers for the purpose of escorting the vehicle through the tunnel area and may take any other precautionary measure which he considers expedient in the circumstances.(3) This by-law applies to- (a) a vehicle conveying any goods specified in Category 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 in the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations (Cap 295 sub. leg.); and |