### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

81. Powers of vehicle examiner on examination of vehicle
In carrying out an examination of a vehicle for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Part a vehicle examiner may carry out or cause to be carried out such inspection, examination or test of the vehicle, any part of the vehicle, any accessory affixed to the vehicle or any equipment or part of the equipment of the vehicle as he thinks fit and may weigh the vehicle or any load on the vehicle.
(Amended 90 of 1993 s. 5)

82. Vehicle not in accordance with particulars in register, form of application for registration or notice of transfer
(1) Where on examination of a vehicle under this Part a vehicle examiner finds that a vehicle does not accord with the particulars of the vehicle—
(a) entered in the register; or
(b) contained in an application for registration or notice of transfer of ownership,

the vehicle examiner shall notify the Commissioner and shall serve notice personally or by registered post—
(i) on the owner of the vehicle or on the person who produced the vehicle for examination if he is present during the examination; and (Amended 7 of 1992 s. 3)
(ii) (Repealed 7 of 1992 s. 3)(iii) where appropriate, on the new owner.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall—
(a) be in a form specified by the Commissioner; and
(b) specify the manner in which the vehicle does not accord with the particulars of the vehicle—
(i) entered in the register; or
(ii) contained in the application for registration or notice of transfer of ownership.
(Amended 90 of 1993 s. 5)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

83. Vehicle not roadworthy or not in accordance with the Ordinance or conditions of vehicle licence, etc.
(1) Where on the examination of a vehicle under this Part it appears to the vehicle examiner that—
(a) the vehicle is not roadworthy; (Amended 3 of 1991 s. 9)
(aa) the vehicle does not comply with vehicle emission standards; (Added 3 of 1991 s. 9)
(ab) the vehicle identification number of the vehicles has been altered or tampered with; or (Added 89 of 1994 s. 22)
(b) the vehicle does not comply with this Ordinance or any conditions subject to which a vehicle licence was issued in respect of the vehicle,
he shall—
(i) if he considers that the use of the vehicle on a road would be dangerous to other road users, or that the vehicle identification number has been altered or tampered with, refer the vehicle to a specially authorized vehicle examiner;
(ii) in any other case, make a vehicle repair order.
(2) Where a specially authorized vehicle examiner considers that the use on a road of a vehicle examined under this Part would be dangerous to other road users, or that the vehicle identification number of the vehicle has been altered or tampered with, he shall make a suspension of vehicle licence order and cause the vehicle licence to be removed from the vehicle.
(Amended 90 of 1993 s. 5; 89 of 1994 s. 22)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

84. Suspension of vehicle licence orders
(1) A suspension of vehicle licence order shall—
(a) be in a form specified by the Commissioner;
(b) except where the order is made because of altering or tampering with the vehicle identification number, require the registered owner of the vehicle to cause to be carried out the repairs or other work specified in the order;
(c) specify the conditions on which the vehicle may be moved or driven on a road and in particular specify the manner in which the vehicle may be moved from and to the vehicle examination centre; and
(d) be served personally or by registered post—
(i) on the registered owner of the vehicle; or
(ii) on the person who produced the vehicle for examination if he is present during the examination. (Replaced 7 of 1992 s. 4)
(2) Except where the suspension of vehicle licence order is made because of altering or tampering with the vehicle identification number, a suspension of vehicle licence order shall continue in force in respect of a vehicle until the repairs or other work required thereby have been carried out satisfactorily.
(2A) Where a suspension of vehicle licence order is made because of altering or tampering with a vehicle identification number, the order shall continue in force until the vehicle identification number of the vehicle to which the order relates has been verified to the satisfaction of the Commissioner as being the same as that contained in the relevant particulars in the register. (Added 89 of 1994 s. 23)
(3) Where a suspension of vehicle licence order is in force in respect of a vehicle, the registered owner may produce the vehicle at such vehicle examination centre and at such time and on such date as may be specified by the Commissioner for examination by a vehicle examiner to ascertain whether the repairs or other work required by the order have been carried out satisfactorily, or the altering or tampering of the vehicle identification number has been verified in accordance with subsection (2A), as the case may be, and if such repairs or other work are found to have been so carried out, or the vehicle identification number has been so verified a specially authorized vehicle examiner shall cancel the suspension of vehicle licence order forthwith and restore the vehicle licence to the registered owner.
(4) Where a suspension of vehicle licence order is in force in respect of a vehicle, any person who moves or drives that vehicle on a road except in accordance with the suspension of vehicle licence order commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended 7 of 1992 s. 4; E.R. 2 of 2021)
(Amended 90 of 1993 s. 5; 89 of 1994 s. 23)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

85. Repair orders
(1) A vehicle repair order shall—
(a) be in a form specified by the Commissioner;
(b) require the registered owner of the vehicle to—
(i) cause to be carried out the repairs or other work specified in the order; and
(ii) produce the vehicle at such vehicle examination centre, and at such time on such date or within such period, as shall be specified in the order; and (Amended 7 of 1992 s. 5)
(c) be served personally or by registered post—
(i) on the registered owner of the vehicle; or
(ii) on the person who produced the vehicle for examination if he is present during the examination. (Replaced 7 of 1992 s. 5)
(2) If, on the examination of a vehicle produced at a vehicle examination centre in accordance with a vehicle repair order, the vehicle examiner is not satisfied that the repairs or other work required by the order have been carried out satisfactorily, he may make a further vehicle repair order under section 83.
(3) The registered owner of a vehicle in respect of which a vehicle repair order has been made who fails to produce the vehicle for examination at the vehicle examination centre specified in the order at the time and on the date specified in the order, or on such further date and at the time as the Commissioner may allow in any case, commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)
(4) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (3) it shall be a good defence for the registered owner to prove that at the date specified in the vehicle repair order for production of the vehicle for examination—
(a) the vehicle had been broken up, destroyed or sent permanently out of Hong Kong; or
(b) the registration document relating to the vehicle had been submitted to the Commissioner for cancellation of the registration.
(Amended 90 of 1993 s. 5)

86. Fees
(1) A fee as specified in Schedule 3 shall be payable in respect of an examination under section 78, 84(3) or 85(2).
(2) The Chief Executive in Council may by order published in the Gazette amend Schedule 3. (Amended 3 of 2002 s. 15)
(Amended 66 of 1984 s. 10)