| (Cap 230 section 35) [29 August 1984] (L.N. 313 of 1984) Cap 230A reg 1 Citation PART I PRELIMINARY These regulations may be cited as the Public Bus Services Regulations. Cap 230A reg 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "authorized person" (获授权的人) means any person employed by a grantee and authorized by it for the purposes of these regulations; "bus stop" (巴士站) means an area of road that has been designated as a bus stop under regulation 3; (L.N. 19 of 1989) "gangway", (通道) in relation to a bus, means the space provided for obtaining access from any entrance to the passengers' seats or from any such seat to an exit, other than an emergency exit, but does not include a staircase or any space in front of a seat which is required only for the use of passengers occupying that seat or that row of seats; (L.N. 19 of 1989) "identity card" (身分证) means an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); (L.N. 19 of 1989) "pass" (乘车证) means a pass issued by a grantee or by some other person and accepted by a grantee which, subject to these regulations and to any terms or conditions approved by the Commissioner under these regulations, entitles a person to travel (or the travel for a reduced fare) on a bus operated by the grantee under a franchise; (L.N. 19 of 1989) "ticket" (车票) means a single journey ticket, monthly ticket, student ticket or any other document (other than a pass) issued by a grantee or by some other person and accepted by a grantee which, subject to these regulations and to any terms or conditions approved by the Commissioner under these regulations, entitles a person to travel on a bus operated by the grantee under a franchise; (L.N. 19 of 1989) "travel document" (旅行证件) means a passport furnished with a photograph of the holder, or some other document establishing to the satisfaction of an employee of a grantee, the identity of the holder; (L.N. 19 of 1989) "Vietnamese refugee card" (越南难民证) means a card of identity issued by the Director, the Deputy Director or any Assistant Director of Immigration to a Vietnamese refugee. (L.N. 19 of 1989) Cap 230A reg 3 Setting aside of bus stops PART II BUS STOPS (1) The Commissioner may designate an area of road to be a bus stop. (L.N. 19 of 1989) (2) A bus stop may be restricted to- (a) a specified grantee; or (b) a specified route.(3) Subject to regulation 24A, a bus belonging to a specified grantee or on a specified route- (56 of 1986 s. 23) (a) may stop at a bus stop to pick up or set down passengers; (b) shall stop at a bus stop to set down a passenger if requested to do so and, if not at full capacity, to pick up an intending passenger when signalled to do so.(4) The Commissioner may require a grantee to erect and maintain a sign, of a type approved by the Commissioner, at a bus stop, or to remove any sign. (5) No person shall, without the permission of the Commissioner, erect or cause to be erected any sign on or near any road in such a manner that such sign might reasonably be believed to have been erected in accordance with subregulation (4). (6) Every sign which, at the commencement of these regulations, has been lawfully erected on or near a road by a grantee to indicate a bus stop shall be deemed to have been erected in accordance with subregulation (4). (7) (Repealed L.N. 19 of 1989) Cap 230A reg 4 Issue of tickets, etc. PART III TICKETS AND FARES (1) A grantee may issue tickets and passes, and accept tickets and passes issued by any other person, upon such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Commissioner. (2) A grantee shall ensure that a copy, in English and Chinese characters, of the conditions upon which any ticket or pass is issued, is prominently displayed at all times at every fixed place where such ticket or pass is sold and that, on demand, any person who buys such ticket or pass at any such fixed place may receive, without charge, a copy of such conditions. (3) Any person who, for the purposes of obtaining any ticket or pass issued under subregulation (1) for himself or any other person, knowingly makes a false statement commits an offence. Cap 230A reg 5 Fares A grantee shall ensure that fares are collected- (a) against the issue of a ticket; or (b) in such other manner as may be approved by the Commissioner. (L.N. 19 of 1989) Cap 230A reg 6 General duties of grantees PART IV GRANTEES, DRIVERS, CONDUCTORS, AUTHORIZED PERSONS AND PASSENGERS (L.N. 19 of 1989) Every grantee shall ensure that- (a) every bus used by it in connection with its franchise is, at all times when the bus is so used, properly equipped to the satisfaction of the Commissioner with such signs and destination indicators as are referred to in regulation 7; and (b) every driver, conductor and authorized person employed by it is equipped with such uniform as is referred to in regulation 8. Cap 230A reg 7 Sign boards and notices on buses |
