### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

149. Publication of disapplication notices
(1) A disapplication notice must be published on the website of the Transport Department.
(2) If the Commissioner varies, suspends or revokes a disapplication notice (other than varying or revoking a condition in the notice)—
(a) the Commissioner must publish a notice of the variation, suspension or revocation (notification notice

150. Commissioner may issue codes of practice
(1) The Commissioner may issue a code of practice, direction, guideline or standard for providing practical guidance for any matters under this Part or the Pilot Regulation (collectively be referred to as code of practice

151. Use of codes of practice in legal proceedings
(1) A failure by a person to observe a provision of a code of practice does not of itself make the person liable to any civil or criminal proceedings.
(2) Despite subsection (1), if in any legal proceedings the court is satisfied that a code of practice or any part of a code of practice is relevant to determining a matter that is in issue in the proceedings—
(a) the code of practice or part is admissible in evidence in the proceedings; and
(b) proof that the person contravened or did not contravene a relevant provision of the code of practice may be relied on by a party to the proceedings as tending to establish or negate that matter.
(3) In this section—
code of practice (實務守則) means a code of practice, direction, guideline or standard issued under section 150(1);
court (法院) means—(a) a court as defined by section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1);
(b) a magistrate; or
(c) a Transport Tribunal;

legal proceedings (法律程序) includes the proceedings of a Transport Tribunal.

### Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations 《道路交通(駕駛執照)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations.

### Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations 《道路交通(駕駛執照)規例》

3. Exemptions
The Chief Secretary for Administration in his discretion may waive any of these regulations in respect of the driver of a motor vehicle which is the property of a government other than the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region temporarily brought into Hong Kong for the use of an accredited representative of such government.
(L.N. 362 of 1997; 23 of 1998 s. 2)

4. Application to State
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these regulations shall apply to persons in the public service of the State in the same manner as Parts 5, 7, 8 and 12 of the Ordinance are applied under section 3(1) of the Ordinance to persons in the public service of the State. (3 of 2002 s. 15; E.R. 2 of 2012) 
(2) These regulations do not apply to—
(a) any member of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army; or
(b) any person who is employed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army,
when he is driving a vehicle belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the course of his duties. (2 of 2012 s. 3)

5. Classification of motor vehicles for issue of driving licences
For the purpose of the issue of driving licences, motor vehicles shall be divided into the following classes— (L.N. 259 of 1984)
(a) private cars;
(b) taxis;
(c) public light buses and private light buses;
(d) public buses and private buses;
(e) light goods vehicles;
(f) medium goods vehicles;
(g) heavy goods vehicles;
(ga) articulated vehicles; (L.N. 259 of 1984)
(h) special purpose vehicles;
(i) motor cycles; (L.N. 273 of 1989)
(ia) motor tricycles; (L.N. 273 of 1989)
(j) invalid carriages;
(k) Government vehicles.

### Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations 《道路交通(駕駛執照)規例》

6. Restrictions on issue of driving licences
(1) Without prejudice to regulation 35, if—
(a) a person applies to the Commissioner under these regulations for the issue, reissue or renewal of a driving licence to drive a class of motor vehicle; and
(b) the person is disqualified to drive the class of motor vehicle,
the Commissioner shall not issue, reissue or renew the driving licence to the person.
(2) Without prejudice to regulation 35, if—
(a) a person applies to the Commissioner under these regulations for the issue, reissue or renewal of a driving licence;
(b) the person is ordered under section 72A(1)(b), (1A) or (9A) of the Ordinance, or is required under section 8AA(1) of or ordered under section 8AA(6) of the Road Traffic (Driving-offence Points) Ordinance (Cap. 375), to attend and complete a driving improvement course; and
(c) the person has not complied with the order or requirement,
the Commissioner shall not issue, reissue or renew the driving licence to the person.
(3) If—
(a) a person applies to the Commissioner under these regulations for the issue, reissue or renewal of a driving licence;
(b) a summons issued under section 8(2) of the Road Traffic (Driving-offence Points) Ordinance (Cap. 375) has been served on the person in accordance with section 14A of that Ordinance; and
(c) the person has failed to appear before a magistrate in answer to the summons,
the Commissioner shall not issue, reissue or renew the driving licence to the person. (4 of 2009 s. 6)
(23 of 2008 s. 24)

7. Age limits
(1) A driving licence entitling the holder thereof to drive—
(a) a private car;
(b) a light goods vehicle;
(c) a motor cycle; (L.N. 273 of 1989)
(d) a motor tricycle; or (L.N. 273 of 1989)
(e) an invalid carriage, (L.N. 273 of 1989)
shall not be issued to a person under the age of 18 years.
(2) A driving licence entitling the holder thereof to drive a motor vehicle of a class other than any class specified in paragraph (1) shall not be issued to a person under the age of 21 years.