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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister for
Transport and Communications by
section 33 of the Road Traffic
Ordinance, 1952 (No. 55) these
Regulations are made this 23rd day
of June, 1994.
Regulation 1—Registration of L.P.G.
Fitted Vehicles.
(1) Every motor vehicle fitted or
manufactured to run on Liquified
Petroleum Gas (L.P.G.) shall be
registered with the licensing
authority.
(2) A person who owns or uses a
motor vehicle fitted to run on
L.P.G. shall apply for the
registration of the motor vehicle
with the licensing authority.
(3) The application shall be in
such form and shall be accompanied
by such particulars as the
licencing authority shall
determine.
(4) There shall be an examination
of the motor vehicle which shall
be conducted by the licencing
authority to determine the
suitability of the motor vehicle
before registration under these
Regulations.
Regulation 2—Certificate of
Registration.
The licensing authority may after
the examination issue a
certificate of registration to the
applicant.
Regulation 3—Numbering of Cylinder
and Issue of Sticker.
(1) On registering a motor vehicle
under these Regulations, the
licencing authority shall—
(a) issue a number for the
cylinder in the motor vehicle; and
(b) issue a sticker for the motor
vehicle.
(2) A sticker issued under
sub-regulation (1) shall bear the
number on that L.P.G. cylinder in
the motor vehicle and the
sticker shall be fixed
conspicuously on the windscreen of
the motor vehicle.
(3) The sticker shall be renewed
every six months but no sticker
shall be renewed unless the
licensing authority has examined
the motor vehicle and approved the
renewal.
Regulation 4—Use of Motor Vehicle
Run on L.P.G.
No person shall drive or be in
charge of a motor vehicle fitted
or manufactured to run on—
(a) L.P.G., or
(b) L.P.G. and petrol; or
(c) L.P.G. and diesel
unless the motor vehicle has been
registered under these
Regulations.
Regulation 5—Licence for
Installation of L.P.G. Cylinder in
Motor Vehicles.
(1) No person shall operate a
business for the purpose of
enabling a motor vehicle to be run
on—
(a) L.P.G., or
(b) L.P.G. and petrol; or
(c) L.P.G. and diesel
unless he has been issued with a
licence for that purpose by the
licensing authority.
(2) A person shall be considered
as operating a business under
sub-regulation (1) of this
regulation and regulation 9 if as
a body of persons, partnership,
organisation or individual, he
undertakes any commercial activity
under these Regulations.
(3) An application for a licence
for the purpose of sub-regulation
(1) of this regulation shall be
made to the licensing authority
and shall be in such form and
shall be accompanied by such
particulars as the licensing
authority shall determine.
(4) The licensing authority may
issue the licence subject to such
conditions as may be provided in
the licence.
(5) A licence issued under
sub-regulation (1) of this
regulation shall be in the form of
a certificate and shall be valid
for twelve months from the date of
issue and is renewable annually.
(6) The licence issued under this
regulation shall be displayed in a
conspicuous place on the premises
where the installation,
manufacture or conversion is
carried on.
Regulation 6—Non-Transfer of L.P.G.
Cylinder.
(1) No person shall transfer an
L.P.G. cylinder in a motor vehicle
licensed under these Regulations
to another motor vehicle or
replace the cylinder in a motor
vehicle with another cylinder
without the prior approval of the
licensing authority.
(2) The approval of the licensing
authority shall be in the form of
a certificate which shall be valid
for twelve months from the date of
issue and is renewable annually.
Regulation 7—Fees.
The fees provided in the Schedule
to these Regulations shall be
payable in respect of the matters
specified in relation to them.
Regulation 8—Offence and
Penalties.
A
person who—
(a) drives or is found in charge
of an unregistered motor vehicle
contrary to regulation 4; or
(b) operates a business of
installing L.P.G. cylinders in
motor vehicles or converts motor
vehicles without a licence
contrary to sub-regulation (1) of
regulation 5; or
(c) transfers an L.P.G. cylinder
without a licence contrary to
regulation 6; or
(d) fails to exhibit a sticker or
a licence issued under these
Regulations
commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine not
exceeding ¢500,000 or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding one
year or to both.
Regulation 9—Transitional
Provisions.
A
person who on the coming into
force of these Regulations—
(a) owns or uses a motor vehicle
fitted or manufactured to run on
L.P.G., L.P.G. and petrol or L.P.G.
and diesel; or
(b) operates a business for
installing L.P.G. cylinders in
motor vehicles
shall within two months of the
coming into force of these
Regulations apply to the licensing
authority for the registration of
the motor vehicle or the issue of
the relevant licence.
Regulation 10—Interpretation.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires—
“commercial activity" means the
conversion process to enable a
motor vehicle manufactured to run
on petrol or diesel into a motor
vehicle fitted to run on
(a) L.P.G., or
(b) L.P.G. and petrol, or
(c) L.P.G. and diesel.
“L.P.G.” means liquified petroleum
gas;
“licensing authority” means the
Minister responsible or Transport
and Communications.
SCHEDULE
(REGULATION 7)
Half-Year One-Year
¢ ¢
1. Application form for
registration of L.P.G.
vehicle (regulation 1)
—
2,000
2. Certificate for registration of
L.P.G.
vehicle:
Private vehicles with engine
capacities
of:
(i)
Below 1 000cc.
100,000 200,000
(ii) 1,001-1,500cc.
150,000 300,000
(iii) 1,501-2,000cc.
200,000 400,000
(iv) Above 2,000cc.
225,000 450,000
Commercial Passenger
vehicles:
(i)
Taxis (Saloon Cars)
500,000 1,000,000
(ii) Hiring Cars (Saloon
Cars)
500,000 1,000,000
(iii) Vehicles carrying up to 33
passengers
600,000 1,200,000
(iv) Vehicles carrying between 34
and 50
passengers
700,000 1,400,000
(v) Vehicles carrying more than 50
passengers 800,000
1,600,000
Trucks:
Rigid
Trucks
(i)
Below 7 tons GVW
800,000 1,600,000
(ii) 8-15 tons GVW
850,000 1,700,000
(iii) 16-21 tons GVW
900,000 1,800,000
(iv) Above 21 tons GVW
1,000,000 2,000,000
Articulated
Trucks
(i)
Below 24 tons GVW
1,000,000 2,000,000
(ii) 25-31 tons GVW
1,100,000 2,200,000
(iii) 10 tons 32 Axle WT and
over
1,250,000 2,500,000
3. Application form for licence of
business (regulation 5)
—
20,000
4. Licence for business
(regulation 5) —
500,000
EDWARD K. SALIA
Minister for Transport and
Communications
Date of Gazette Notification: 8th
July, 1994. |
