Hong Kong Regulations

TAI LAM TUNNEL AND YUEN LONG APPROACH ROAD BYLAW - SECT 20

Vehicles prohibited

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED TRAFFIC

(1) A person shall not drive or cause or permit to be driven, or cause to
remain-

   (a)  in the tunnel area-

        (i)    a vehicle which is not carrying sufficient fuel in its fuel
               tank or water or the batteries of which are insufficiently
               charged to enable it to be driven through the tunnel unaided;

        (ii)   a vehicle with a load, or the cover of a load, which is not
               properly secured so as to prevent any part of the load or that
               cover from falling off the vehicle or otherwise coming into
               contact with any part of the tunnel (including any fittings or
               fixtures); or

        (iii)  a vehicle which will or is likely to come into contact with any
               part of the tunnel (including any fittings or fixtures);

   (b)  within the toll area (including the tunnel area)-

        (i)    a vehicle other than a motor vehicle and an
               articulated vehicle;

        (ii)   a motor assisted pedal-cycle;

        (iii)  a vehicle with an engine the total cylinder capacity of which
               does not exceed 125 cubic centimetres;

        (iv)   a vehicle with a tyre that is defective or not properly
               inflated;

        (v)    a tracked vehicle travelling on its tracks;

        (vi)   a vehicle carrying a person standing on the outside of the
               vehicle or seated with any part of his body overhanging the
               sides or rear of the vehicle;

        (vii)  a vehicle carrying animals or poultry not properly controlled
               or confined, or carrying a load which is not sufficiently
               covered;

        (viii) a vehicle that is emitting or is likely to emit excessive fumes
               or smoke;

        (ix)   a tanker vehicle with a spigot or other part that is leaking;

        (x)    a vehicle in which the driver's view to the front or sides is
               or could readily be obscured;

        (xi)   a vehicle being driven by a person who is under the influence
               of drink or drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of
               having proper control of the vehicle;

        (xii)  a vehicle that is likely to endanger persons or property or
               render the use of the toll area unsafe;

        (xiii) a vehicle being driven by a person under a learner's driving
               licence as defined in the
               Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations ( Cap  374 sub.
               leg.);

        (xiv)  a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 1 of
               the Schedule to the
               Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption)  Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.);

        (xv)   a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 2 of
               the Schedule to the
               Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption)  Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.) unless there is a quantity specified in
               relation to such goods in the second column of the Table to
               regulation 74 of the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.) and the goods carried do not exceed that
               quantity;

        (xvi)  without prejudice to subparagraph (xv), a vehicle carrying any
               cylinders as defined in regulation 61 of the
               Dangerous Goods (General)  Regulations ( Cap 295 sub. leg.),
               used or to be used for the storage of any compressed gas
               specified in Category 2 of the Schedule to the Dangerous 
               Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations ( Cap 295 sub.
               leg.), whether or not such cylinders contain any quantity of
               such gas;

        (xvii) a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category 5 of
               the Schedule to the
               Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption)  Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.), unless there is a quantity specified in
               relation to such goods in the seventh or, where no such
               quantity is there specified, in the eighth column of the Table
               to regulation 99 of the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.) and the goods carried do not exceed that
               quantity;

        (xviii) without prejudice to subparagraph (xvii), a vehicle
               constructed or adapted for the conveyance, or a vehicle
               carrying a container used or to be used for the storage, of
               goods specified in Category 5 of the Schedule to the
               Dangerous Goods (Application and  Exemption) Regulations (
               Cap 295 sub. leg.), whether or not such vehicle or container
               contains any quantity of such goods; or

        (xix)  a vehicle that does not conform to the requirements of the
               Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations
               ( Cap  374 sub. leg.).

(2) This section shall not prohibit-

   (a)  the conveyance in the tunnel of fuel which is being carried in the
        fuel tank of a vehicle for the purpose only of the propulsion of the
        vehicle; or

   (b)  in the case of a vehicle carrying in its fuel tank petroleum spirit
        for the purpose only of its propulsion, the conveyance in the tunnel
        by the vehicle of petroleum spirit, up to a maximum of 20 litres in
        securely closed cans, which is being carried on the vehicle for such
        purpose.