Hong Kong Regulations

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (VEHICLE DESIGN STANDARDS) (EMISSION) REGULATIONS - SECT 7B

Vehicle design standards for certain motor vehicles registered on or after 1 January 2006

(Past version on 01/01/2006).

(1) Subject to regulation 9—

   (a)  every private car or taxi which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of not more than 2.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered on or after 1 January 2006,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that private car or taxi
conforms to the standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of Schedule
12;

   (b)  every private car or taxi which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of more than 2.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that private car or taxi
conforms to the standards specified in Part I(a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 10B;

(c) every private car or taxi which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of more than 2.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered on or after 1 January 2007,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that private car or taxi
conforms to the standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of Schedule
12;

   (d)  every private car which—

        (i)    is equipped with a compression-ignition engine; and

        (ii)   is registered on or after 1 January 2006,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that private car conforms to
the standards specified in paragraph (b) of Schedule 12;

   (e)  every taxi which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on liquefied petroleum gas only; and

        (iii)  is registered on or after 1 January 2006,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that taxi conforms to the
standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 12;

   (f)  every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of not more than 1.7 tonnes;

        (iv)   has a reference mass of not more than 1305 kg; and

        (v)    is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006 (both
               dates inclusive), (L.N. 111 of 2006)
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or

   (c)  of Schedule 12;

   (g)  every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of more than 1.7 tonnes but not more than
               2.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in Part IV(a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 10B;

(h) every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of more than 2.5 tonnes but not more than
               3.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in Part VI(a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 10B;

   (i)  every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on unleaded petrol only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of not more than 3.5 tonnes; and (L.N. 111
               of 2006)

        (iv)   is registered on or after 1 January 2007,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or

   (c)  of Schedule 12;

   (j)  every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a compression-ignition engine;

        (ii)   has a design weight of not more than 1.7 tonnes;

        (iii)  has a reference mass of not more than 1305 kg; and

        (iv)   is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive), (L.N. 111 of 2006)
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of Schedule 12;

(k) every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a compression-ignition engine;

        (ii)   has a design weight of more than 1.7 tonnes but not more than
               2.5 tonnes; and

        (iii)  is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in Part V(a) or (b) of Schedule 10B;

(l) every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a compression-ignition engine;

        (ii)   has a design weight of more than 2.5 tonnes but not more than
               3.5 tonnes; and

        (iii)  is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in Part VII(a) or (b) of Schedule 10B;

(m) every goods vehicle or light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a compression-ignition engine;

        (ii)   has a design weight of not more than 3.5 tonnes; and (L.N. 111
               of 2006)

        (iii)  is registered on or after 1 January 2007,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that goods vehicle or light bus
conforms to the standards specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of Schedule 12;

   (n)  every light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on liquefied petroleum gas only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of not more than 1.7 tonnes;

        (iv)   has a reference mass of not more than 1305 kg; and

        (v)    is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006 (both
               dates inclusive), (L.N. 111 of 2006)
shall be so constructed that the emission from that light bus conforms to the
standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 12;

   (o)  every light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on liquefied petroleum gas only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of more than 1.7 tonnes but not more than
               2.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that light bus conforms to the
standards specified in Part II(a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 10C;

(p) every light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on liquefied petroleum gas only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of more than 2.5 tonnes but not more than
               3.5 tonnes; and

        (iv)   is registered between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006

(both dates inclusive),
shall be so constructed that the emission from that light bus conforms to the
standards specified in Part III(a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 10C;

(q) every light bus which—

        (i)    is equipped with a positive-ignition engine;

        (ii)   is constructed to operate on liquefied petroleum gas only;

        (iii)  has a design weight of not more than 3.5 tonnes; and (L.N. 111
               of 2006)

        (iv)   is registered on or after 1 January 2007,
shall be so constructed that the emission from that light bus conforms to the
standards specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of Schedule 12.

(2) In this regulation, "private car" (私家車), "taxi" (的士), "goods
vehicle" (貨車) and " light bus" (小型巴士) shall have the meanings
assigned to them, respectively, in section 2 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (
Cap 374). (L.N. 165 of 2005)

"private car" (私家車), "taxi" (的士), "goods vehicle" (貨車) and
"light bus" (小型 巴士)