| (Cap 104, section 44) [15 June 1982] (L.N. 206 of 1982) Cap 104A reg 1 Citation PART I PRELIMINARY These regulations may be cited as the Ferry Services Regulations. Cap 104A reg 2 Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "cargo" (货物) includes goods, baggage of passengers, vehicles and cargo carried in vehicles; "Commissioner" (署长) means the Commissioner for Transport; "ferry point" (渡轮靠泊点) means a place served by a ferry service at which a ferry vessel is scheduled to stop to take on or let down passengers or cargo. Cap 104A reg 3 Display of services and fares PART II GENERAL A grantee or a licensee shall cause to be displayed in a conspicuous place, and in a manner approved by the Commissioner- (a) at or near each pier used by a franchised or licensed service; and (b) at such other places as may be specified by the Commissioner, full details of ferry services provided by the grantee or licensee including the fares payable on each service and a time table of the services. Cap 104A reg 4 Maximum fares A grantee or licensee shall not demand from a person a fare or charge for a ferry service which he is required to provide under his franchise or licence in excess of the fare or charge fixed or otherwise determined under the Ordinance, or the franchise or licence for that ferry service. Cap 104A reg 5 Offensive cargo Subject to the prior written consent of the Commissioner and to any directions the Commissioner may give in relation thereto, a grantee or licensee shall not carry on any ferry vessel any cargo the presence of which might reasonably be expected to cause offence to any passenger on the ferry vessel. Cap 104A reg 6 Notice of temporary suspension (1) A grantee or licensee shall, having due regard to the circumstances, give adequate notice to the public in the event of any temporary suspension or proposed temporary suspension of a ferry service or resumption of a suspended ferry service. (2) The Commissioner may give directions to a grantee or licensee as to what constitutes adequate notice for the purposes of paragraph (1). Cap 104A reg 7 Signs A grantee or licensee shall not erect or permit the erection of signs or destination indicators on any approach to a pier or berth without the consent of the Commissioner. Cap 104A reg 8 Restriction on entering ferry vessel, etc. PART III PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSED SERVICES No person shall, without lawful authority- (a) enter upon any ferry vessel; (b) enter upon any pier or other place reserved for a ferry service; (c) enter upon any part of a ferry vessel which is marked with an indication that admission is prohibited or restricted; or (d) enter upon the bridge, wheelhouse or engine room of any ferry vessel. Cap 104A reg 9 Access to be kept clear No person shall, without reasonable excuse, stand upon the gangway or other accessway to or from any ferry vessel, or otherwise impede access to or long the gangway or other accessway to the ferry vessel. Cap 104A reg 10 Safety equipment No person shall throw or attempt to throw any lifebuoy or any equipment on or from any ferry vessel or pier except in the case of an emergency. Cap 104A reg 11 Littering No person shall drop any rubbish on any ferry vessel or pier otherwise than in a receptacle provided for that purpose. Cap 104A reg 12 Noise (1) No person on a ferry vessel in use on a franchised or licensed service shall- (a) behave in such a manner; or (b) operate any radio, tape recorder or musical instrument, so as to cause inconvenience to any passenger. (2) The person in command of a ferry vessel in use on a franchised or licensed service may, at any time during a journey by the ferry vessel, require any person who has in his possession a radio, tape recorder or musical instrument to stop using such radio, tape recorder or musical instrument. Cap 104A reg 13 Boarding full vessels No person shall travel or attempt to travel in or bring or attempt to bring any vehicle on board any ferry vessel in use on a licensed service after being informed by a member of the staff of the licensee that such ferry vessel contains the full complement of passengers or vehicles. Cap 104A reg 14 No smoking in designated areas No person shall smoke or carry any lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette in any part of a ferry vessel in use on a licensed service which is marked with the indication that smoking is prohibited in that part of the ferry vessel. (L.N. 307 of 1998) Cap 104A reg 15 Use of piers, etc. Except with the prior written consent of the Commissioner, a licensee shall not use or permit any other person to use any pier or berth for any purpose other than the operation of a licensed service. Cap 104A reg 16 Personal baggage (1) No person shall without the permission of the licensee take or have on board a ferry vessel in use on a licensed service any personal baggage other than baskets, bags or parcels carried by hand. |
