Hong Kong Regulations

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY REGULATIONS - REGULATION 11

Designation of rail stops

(1) The Corporation may, with the approval in writing of the Commissioner,
designate any place on a road as a rail stop for vehicles of the North-west
Railway by delineating and describing on a plan the location and dimension of
that proposed stop, and depositing the plan with the Commissioner at least 14
days before the designation is to take effect.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where the Corporation, with the approval in
writing of the Commissioner, designates a rail stop under that paragraph and a
plan is deposited with the Commissioner in accordance with that paragraph on
or before the Merger Date, the designation takes effect on the Merger Date.

(3) The Corporation may, with the approval in writing of the Commissioner,
revoke or suspend the designation of a rail stop under paragraph (1) or (2).

(4) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing served on the Corporation
giving reasons, require the Corporation to revoke the designation of a rail
stop under paragraph (1) or (2), or suspend it for such period as may be
specified in the notice.

(5) The Commissioner shall state in a notice served under paragraph

(4) that the revocation or suspension required by the notice is to take effect
before such date as may be specified in the notice, which date shall not be
less than 28 days after the date of the notice.

(6) The Commissioner shall notify the Corporation in writing of an approval
under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) or, if the Commissioner refuses to give
approval, of the refusal of the approval and the reasons for the refusal.

(7) Where under this regulation the Corporation, with the approval or upon the
requirement of the Commissioner, revokes or suspends the designation of any
place on a road as a rail stop, the Corporation shall exhibit an appropriate
sign or notice of the revocation or suspension in a conspicuous position at
that place and keep it exhibited until the platform on which the rail stop was
situated is demolished, or the designation is resumed, as the case may be.

(8) If the Corporation-

   (a)  fails to comply with a notice served under paragraph (4) and does not
        appeal in accordance with regulation 13;

   (b)  fails to exhibit a sign or notice in accordance with paragraph

(7); or

   (c)  where it appeals in accordance with regulation 13, fails to comply
        with a notice served under paragraph (4) as confirmed or amended by
        the Secretary under regulation 13, the Corporation commits an offence
        and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to a further fine of $100 for
        each day on which the offence continues. (L.N. 110 of 2007)