### Road Traffic (Village Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(鄉村車輛)規例》

14. Permit to be produced
(1) The driver of a village vehicle being used or driven on a road shall—
(a) carry with him the permit issued in respect of the vehicle; and
(b) produce the permit forthwith for inspection when so requested by the Commissioner or a police officer.
(2) Without prejudice to subregulation (1), the owner of a village vehicle in respect of which a permit is issued shall produce the permit for inspection, when so requested by the Commissioner or a police officer, as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so.
(3) A driver or owner who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subregulation (1) or (2), commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (E.R. 6 of 2022)

15. Display of permit number
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the number of the permit issued in respect of a village vehicle shall be painted in a conspicuous position on the body of the vehicle in such a manner as to be, and to remain at all times, clearly legible.
(2) Where a permit ceases to be valid under regulation 10 the number of the permit shall forthwith be removed from the body of the vehicle.
(3) Where subregulation (1) or (2) is contravened in respect of a village vehicle, the owner of the vehicle commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1. (E.R. 6 of 2022)

16. Equipment to be fitted on vehicles
(1) A village vehicle shall at all times when being used or driven on a road—
(a) be equipped with—
(i) an adequate braking system capable of being applied when the vehicle is in motion for the purpose of stopping it, and of holding the vehicle immobile;
(ii) a warning instrument capable of audibly signalling the approach and presence of the vehicle; and
(iii) a silencer, expansion chamber or other device suitable and sufficient for reducing, as far as may be reasonable, the noise caused by the escape of exhaust gases from the engine; (L.N. 24 of 1989)
(b) be so constructed as to render it safe to carry any load that it may be reasonably required to carry; and (L.N. 24 of 1989)
(c) in the case of a golf cart, be so constructed as to render it safe to carry any passengers that it may reasonably be required to carry. (L.N. 24 of 1989)
(2) Where subregulation (1) is contravened the owner and the driver of the vehicle each commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (E.R. 6 of 2022)

### Road Traffic (Village Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(鄉村車輛)規例》

17. Alterations to vehicle
(1) No material alteration in—
(a) the design or construction; or
(b) the equipment specified in regulation 16(1),
of a village vehicle in respect of which a permit is issued shall be made without the written permission of the Commissioner.
(2) Where subregulation (1) is contravened the owner of the vehicle commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (E.R. 6 of 2022)

### Road Traffic (Village Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(鄉村車輛)規例》

18. Restrictions on vehicle use
(1) No person shall drive or use a village vehicle on a road unless there is a valid permit issued in respect of the vehicle.
(2) No person shall drive or use a village vehicle on a road in contravention of any condition of the permit issued in respect of the vehicle.
(3) No person shall without the written permission of the Commissioner drive or use a village vehicle on a road if the load carried by the vehicle—
(a) overhangs the front, rear or sides of the vehicle; or
(b) exceeds in height the length or width of the vehicle, whichever is the less.
(4) No person shall drive or use a village vehicle on a road while the vehicle is carrying—
(a) in the case of a driver operated village vehicle, any passenger; or
(b) in the case of a pedestrian controlled village vehicle, any person.
(5) No person shall drive or use a village vehicle on a road during the hours of darkness unless there are showing lighted lamps at the front and rear of the vehicle.
(6) For the purposes of subregulation (5) hours of darkness (黑夜時間) means the time between a quarter of an hour after sunset and a quarter of an hour before sunrise.
(7) No person shall drive or use a village vehicle on a road if he is under the age of 18 years.
(7A) No person shall drive a village vehicle which is a golf cart on a restricted road unless he is— (L.N. 290 of 2000)
(a) the holder of a driving licence, other than a learner’s driving licence; or (L.N. 290 of 2000; 23 of 2008 s. 55)
(b) a person who may drive in Hong Kong by virtue of regulation 37 of the Road Traffic (Driving Licences) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg. B). (L.N. 24 of 1989)
(7B) For the purposes of subregulation (7A), restricted road (限制車輛使用的道路) means any road specified in Schedule 3. (L.N. 24 of 1989; L.N. 290 of 2000)
(7C) (Repealed L.N. 290 of 2000)(8) Any person who—
(a) contravenes any provision of this regulation; or
(b) being the owner of a village vehicle, suffers or permits any such contravention in respect of the vehicle,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (E.R. 6 of 2022)