Hong Kong Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS - SCHEDULE 10

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

[regulation 48]

1. Subject to paragraph 2, a driving licence ( other than a provisional
licence or temporary driving licence), provisional licence,
temporary driving licence and a driving licence to drive Government  vehicles,
or a duplicate of any such licence, issued under the Road 
Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations ( Cap 220 sub. leg. 1982 Ed) revoked by
regulation 47 of these regulations (hereinafter referred to as the "revoked
regulations") shall, if the licence is valid at the commencement of these
regulations, be deemed to be a full driving licence, learner's driving
licence, temporary driving licence and a driving licence to drive
Government vehicles respectively under these regulations, subject to any
restriction with respect to the driving of any class of motor vehicle and to
any requirement or condition specified on such licence.

2. Any licence referred to in paragraph 1 issued under the revoked regulations
that is restricted to the driving of-

   (a)  Hong Kong and Kowloon taxis or New Territories taxis shall, for the
        purposes of these regulations, be deemed to be a licence restricted to
        the driving of taxis;

   (b)  omnibuses shall, for the purposes of these regulations, be deemed to
        be a licence restricted to the driving of buses;

   (c)  all goods vehicles shall, for the purposes of these regulations-

        (i)    be deemed to be a licence restricted to the driving of light
               goods vehicles, medium goods vehicles and heavy goods vehicles;
               (L.N. 259 of 1984)

        (ii)   entitle the holder thereof to drive articulated vehicles during
               the period of 4 years immediately after the commencement of
               these regulations, but where the all goods vehicles driving
               licence expires within such period of 4 years and if the holder
               thereof is issued with a medium or heavy goods vehicles driving
               licence under these regulations the medium or heavy goods
               vehicles driving licence shall entitle the holder thereof to
               drive articulated vehicles during the remainder of such period
               of 4 years; and (L.N. 259 of 1984; L.N. 270 of 1987)

   (d)  goods vehicles under 45 cwt. weight unladen shall, for the purposes of
        these regulations, be deemed to be a licence restricted to the driving
        of light goods vehicles.

3. A driving test form issued under the revoked regulations shall, if the
driving test form is valid at the commencement of these regulations, be deemed
to be a driving test form issued under these regulations.

4. A person who has passed a driving test, instructor's test or any other test
under the revoked regulations shall be deemed to have passed a driving test,
driving instructor's test or other corresponding test under these regulations.

5. An instructor's licence, or a duplicate thereof, issued under the revoked
regulations shall, if the licence is valid at the commencement of these
regulations, be deemed to be a driving instructor's licence under these
regulations in respect of the class of vehicle and subject to any condition
specified in the licence.

6. An international driving permit issued under the Road Traffic
(International Circulation) Regulations ( Cap 220 sub. leg. 1969 Ed.) revoked
by the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles)  Regulations (
Cap 374 sub. leg. E) shall, if the permit is valid at the commencement of
these regulations, be deemed to be an international  driving permit under
these regulations, subject to any restriction with respect to the driving of
any class of motor vehicle and to any condition specified on such permit.

7. A record of driving licences and disqualifications maintained by the
Commissioner under the revoked regulations at the commencement of these
regulations shall be deemed to be a record of driving licences and
disqualifications maintained by the Commissioner under these regulations.

8. Without prejudice to any other provision of this Schedule, in so far as any
application, determination or decision made or having effect as if made,
direction or notice issued, given or delivered or having effect as if issued,
given or delivered, condition imposed or having effect as if imposed, fee
paid, exemption made, or other thing done or having effect as if done, under
the revoked Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations ( Cap 220 sub. leg.
1982 Ed.) or Road Traffic (International Circulation) Regulations ( Cap 220
sub. leg. 1969 Ed.) could have been made, issued, given, delivered, imposed,
paid or done under a corresponding provision of these regulations it shall not
be invalidated by the revocation of such regulations, but shall have effect as
if made, issued, given, delivered, imposed, paid or done under that
corresponding provision.

9. Where any enactment or document refers, whether specifically or by means of
a general description, to the revoked regulations referred to in paragraph 8
or is to be construed as so referring, the reference shall, except where the
context otherwise requires, be construed as, or including, a reference to the
corresponding provision of these regulations.

10. Without prejudice to paragraph 7, any record kept under the revoked
regulations referred to in paragraph 8 shall be deemed to form part of the
record kept under the corresponding provisions of these regulations.