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【法规编号】 68863 什么是编号？
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第6页 CAP 374A ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS
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[接上页] "straddle carrier" (跨运车) means a motor vehicle constructed to straddle and lift its load for the purpose of transportation; "supplementary main beam" (辅助主光) means a main beam which is emitted by an obligatory headlamp which can also emit a dipped beam and which can only be used in conjunction with a main beam from another obligatory headlamp on the same side of the vertical plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; "tangential plane" (切向平面), in relation to sideguard requirements, means the vertical plane formed by the external face of the outermost tyre at the rear and on the same side as the sideguard; (L.N. 203 of 1990) "towing implement" (拖曳机具) means any device on wheels designed for the purpose of enabling a motor vehicle to tow another vehicle by the attachment of that device to that other vehicle in such a manner that part of that other vehicle is secured to and either rests on or is suspended from the device and some but not all of the wheels on which that other vehicle normally runs are raised off the ground; "track laying vehicle" (履带式车辆) means a vehicle that is so designed and constructed that its weight is transmitted to the road surface either by means of continuous tracks or by a combination of wheels and continuous tracks in such circumstances that the weight transmitted to the road surface by the tracks is not less than half the weight of the vehicle; "two-tone horn" (双音喇叭) means an instrument or apparatus which, when operated, automatically produces a sound which alternates at regular intervals between 2 fixed notes; "unladen weight" (净重量), in relation to a vehicle, means the weight of the vehicle inclusive of the body and all parts (the heavier being taken where alternative bodies or parts are used) including the weight of water or accumulators which are necessary to, or ordinarily used with, the vehicle when working on a road, but exclusive of the weight of fuel, loose tools and loose equipment in the vehicle; "unleaded petrol" (无铅汽油) has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Air Pollution Control (Motor Vehicle Fuel) Regulation (Cap 311 sub. leg.); (L.N. 160 of 2000) "warning instrument" (警报仪器) means any instrument required to be fitted to or carried on or in a vehicle for audibly signalling its approach or presence; "wheel" (车轮), in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer, means a wheel the tyre or rim of which when the vehicle is in motion on a road is in contact with the ground; and any two such wheels shall be treated as one wheel if the distance between the centres of the areas of contact between them and the road surface is less than 460 millimetres; "wheel span" (轮距) means the distance between the foremost and rearmost axles; "wide tyre" (宽轮胎) means a pneumatic tyre which has an area of contact with the road surface of not less than 300 millimetres in width when measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. Cap 374A reg 3 Application These regulations, except in so far as they apply to the weights and dimensions of vehicles, shall not apply to- (a) any motor vehicle brought temporarily into Hong Kong by a person resident in a place outside Hong Kong or in Hong Kong intending to make only a temporary stay in Hong Kong, for a period not exceeding 1 year from the date of the arrival of the vehicle in Hong Kong while the said vehicle is being used by such person during his stay, if such vehicle complies in every respect with the requirements of paragraphs I, III and VIII of Article 3 of the 1926 Convention and with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 22 of the 1949 Convention; (L.N. 258 of 1984) (b) unlicensed vehicles used on roads only pursuant to a movement permit issued under regulation 53 of the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub. leg.) for the purpose of proceeding from one site to another. Cap 374A reg 4 Power of Commissioner to exempt The Commissioner may exempt any vehicle or class of vehicle from the provisions of these regulations or of any part thereof if he considers that it would be in the public interest to do so. Cap 374A reg 5 Construction and maintenance PART II GENERAL (1) Every vehicle including all body work and fittings shall be- (a) soundly and properly constructed of suitable materials; (b) in good and serviceable condition; and (c) of such design and method of construction as to be capable of withstanding the loads and stresses likely to be encountered in operation.(2) The side door latches and hinges of all vehicles shall be of adequate strength. (3) Subject to paragraph (5), no part of a motor vehicle, other than the wheels or tracks of such vehicle, and, in the case of a goods vehicle carrying inflammable goods, the earthing chain of such vehicle, shall touch the road. (4) Every windscreen wiper and every direction indicator required by these regulations to be fitted to a motor vehicle, and every part of every braking system and of the means of operation thereof fitted to a motor vehicle or trailer, and all steering gear fitted to a motor vehicle, shall at all times while the motor vehicle or trailer is used on a road be maintained in good and efficient working order and be properly adjusted. |
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