### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

24. Power to refuse registration
(1) The Commissioner may refuse to register any motor vehicle—
(a) which does not accord with the particulars contained in the application for the registration thereof;
(b) which has been but is no longer registered in Hong Kong;
(c) which is not roadworthy;
(ca) which does not comply with vehicle design standards; (Amended 3 of 1991 s. 3)
(cb) which—
(i) is the subject of first registration; and
(ii) does not comply with noise emission standards; (Added 13 of 1996 s. 3)
(d) in order to comply with a limit which is in force under section 23; or
(e) in respect of which—
(i) a notice under section 78 has not been complied with; or
(ii) a fee payable under section 86 has not been paid.
(2) The Commissioner may refuse to register a motor vehicle in the class specified in the application for its registration if he considers that by reason of its design or construction or otherwise the vehicle is not suitable for registration in that class.
(3) The Commissioner may refuse to register any vehicle which is already registered.

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

26. Trailers and rickshaws
(1) The Commissioner may, on any reasonable ground—
(a) refuse to register any trailer;
(b) refuse to license any trailer or rickshaw; or
(c) cancel the licence of any trailer or rickshaw.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Commissioner may—
(a) refuse to license; or
(b) cancel the licence of,
any trailer or rickshaw which in his opinion—
(i) does not accord with the particulars contained in the application for the licence; or
(ii) is not roadworthy.
(3) The Commissioner may license a trailer or rickshaw subject to such conditions relating to—
(a) the roads on which it may be used;
(b) the hours when it may be used; and
(c) in the case of a trailer, the type of towing vehicle that may be used to tow it,
as he thinks fit.

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

27. Passenger service licence
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and of sections 28 and 29, the Commissioner may, on application made in the prescribed manner, issue a passenger service licence in respect of one or more public buses, public light buses, private buses or school private light buses for use in accordance with this Ordinance. (Amended 50 of 1999 s. 9)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a public bus operated under a franchise granted under the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230).
(3) A passenger service licence may authorize the holder to operate—
(a) a public bus service;
(b) a private bus service; (Amended 50 of 1999 s. 9)
(c) a public light bus service; or (Amended 50 of 1999 s. 9)
(d) a school private light bus service. (Added 50 of 1999 s. 9)
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(a) a public bus service means a service which—
(a) is for the carriage of passengers by public bus; and
(b) is of a type specified in section 4(3) of the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230) or of any other type approved by the Commissioner; and (Amended 66 of 1984 s. 4)
(c) is not required to be operated under a franchise granted under the Public Bus Services Ordinance (Cap. 230).
(5) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) a private bus service means—
(a) a student service, that is to say, a service for the carriage to or from an educational institution of students thereof and persons accompanying or in charge of such students or who teach at the educational institution, in private buses registered in the name of the educational institution;
(b) an employees’ service, that is to say, a service provided by an employer for the carriage of his employees to or from their place of work, in private buses registered in the name of the employer;
(c) a disabled persons’ service, that is to say, a service provided exclusively for the carriage of disabled persons and of persons employed to assist them; (Amended 66 of 1984 s. 4)
(d) any other service, which is not for hire or reward, approved by the Commissioner. (Added 66 of 1984 s. 4)
(6) For the purposes of subsection (3)(c) a public light bus service means a service for the carriage by public light bus of passengers at separate fares.
(7) A passenger service licence shall not be transferable.

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

28. Matters to be taken into account in considering an application for a passenger service licence
In determining an application for a passenger service licence, the Commissioner shall take into account, in addition to any other matter which he considers relevant to the application—
(a) any policy direction from the Chief Executive with respect to the provision of public transport services; (Amended 3 of 2002 s. 15)
(b) any limit in force under section 23 on the number of vehicles that may be registered;
(c) the need for the services to be provided by the applicant;
(d) the level of service already provided or planned by other public transport operators;
(e) traffic conditions in the areas and on the roads where the services are to be provided; and
(f) the standard of service to be provided by the applicant.

29. Commissioner’s power to refuse an application for a passenger service licence
(1) The Commissioner may—
(a) refuse to issue a passenger service licence; or
(b) issue a passenger service licence subject to such conditions as he may specify, which shall include conditions as to—
(i) the number and types of vehicles that the licensee may use;
(ii) the purposes for which the vehicles may be used;
(iii) the areas or routes in or on which the vehicles may be used;
(iv) the places at which the vehicles may stand or stop to pick up or set down passengers;
(v) the garage facilities that the licensee must maintain;
(vi) where the Commissioner thinks fit, the staff that the licensee must employ;
(vii) the records that the licensee must keep;
(viii) the fares to be charged; and
(ix) the frequency at which and the period on each day during which the service shall be operated on routes specified in the licence.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)(a), the Commissioner may refuse to issue a passenger service licence in respect of any vehicle which is not, or is not to be, owned by the applicant for the licence.