### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

15. Penalties under the regulations
Any regulation made under section 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12A, 121 or 131 may provide that a contravention thereof shall be an offence, and may provide penalties for such offence not exceeding a fine at level 4 and imprisonment for 12 months.
(Amended 31 of 1986 s. 7; 80 of 1988 s. 8; 71 of 1991 s. 5; E.R. 2 of 2021; 20 of 2021 s. 78; 34 of 2023 ss. 5 & 49)

16. Transport Tribunals’ panel
(1) There shall be a panel from which members of Transport Tribunals may be appointed under this Ordinance. (Amended 89 of 1994 s. 12)
(2) The panel shall consist of such persons, not being public officers, as the Secretary may appoint. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 19 of 2004 s. 3; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)
(3) The appointment of any person as a member of the panel shall have effect for not more than 3 years and a member of the panel shall be eligible for reappointment.
(4) A member of the panel may resign at any time by notice in writing to the Secretary. (Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 19 of 2004 s. 3; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

17. Appointment of Transport Tribunals
(1) The Secretary may appoint such Transport Tribunals as may from time to time be necessary for the purposes of this Ordinance.
(2) A Transport Tribunal shall consist of—
(a) a chairman, who shall be a person other than a public officer, appointed by the Secretary; and (Amended 89 of 1994 s. 13)
(b) 2 members of the panel appointed under section 16. (Replaced 89 of 1994 s. 13)
(c) (Repealed 89 of 1994 s. 13)(Amended L.N. 362 of 1997; 19 of 2004 s. 4; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)

18. Legal adviser to Transport Tribunal
(Amended E.R. 5 of 2018)(1) A Transport Tribunal shall have a legal adviser who may be present at any hearing of the Tribunal in order to advise the Tribunal on any matter. (Amended 89 of 1994 s. 14)
(2) A Transport Tribunal may, in connection with any hearing before it, consult a legal adviser on any question of law, procedure or any other matter.

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

19. Powers of Transport Tribunal
(1) The Chairman of a Transport Tribunal may by notice in writing summon any person to appear before the Tribunal to produce any document or to give evidence.
(2) A Transport Tribunal may receive such evidence as it thinks fit, and neither the provisions of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8) nor any other rule of law relating to the admissibility of evidence shall apply in the proceedings before the Tribunal.
(3) Any question arising in proceedings before a Transport Tribunal, not being a question relating to the practice and procedure of the Tribunal, shall, in the event of a difference between the members, be decided by the majority.
(4) Any person, who being summoned to appear before a Transport Tribunal, refuses or fails without reasonable excuse to appear or to answer any question put to him by or with the consent of the Tribunal commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months: (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)

Provided that no person shall be bound to incriminate himself and every witness shall, in respect of any evidence given by him before the Tribunal, be entitled to the privileges to which he would be entitled if giving evidence before a court.
(5) Any person who behaves in an insulting manner or uses any threatening or insulting expression to or in the presence of a Transport Tribunal commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended E.R. 2 of 2021)

20. Practice and procedure of Transport Tribunal
(1) Save in so far as provision is made therefor in this Ordinance, the practice and procedure in and in connection with any hearing before a Transport Tribunal shall be such as the Chairman of the Tribunal may determine.
(2) In proceedings before a Transport Tribunal, any person may appear in person or be represented by counsel, solicitor or agent.

21. Classification of vehicles
(1) For the purposes of registration and licensing of vehicles under this Ordinance, vehicles are classified in accordance with Schedule 1.
(2) The Secretary may by order amend Schedule 1. (Amended 89 of 1994 s. 15; L.N. 106 of 2002; L.N. 130 of 2007; 6 of 2012 s. 2)

### Road Traffic Ordinance 《道路交通條例》

22. Registration and licensing
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, every vehicle of a class specified in Schedule 1 which is used on any road shall be licensed.
(2) A vehicle, other than a rickshaw, shall not be licensed under this Ordinance—
(a) unless it is registered; or
(b) other than in the class within which it is registered.
(3) Subject to sections 23, 24 and 26, the Commissioner shall register a vehicle in accordance with this Ordinance on application made in the prescribed manner.
(4) Subject to sections 25 and 26, the Commissioner shall license a registered vehicle or a rickshaw in accordance with this Ordinance on application made in the prescribed manner.

23. Power to regulate the number of vehicles registered
(1) Without prejudice to any other enactment, the Chief Executive in Council by notice in the Gazette may limit the number of vehicles which may at any time be registered by reference to any one or more of the following— (Amended 3 of 2002 s. 15)
(a) the total number of vehicles in all classes;
(b) a class or description of vehicle or a description of the conditions subject to which vehicle licences will be issued;
(c) the date of manufacture of vehicles;
(d) the country of origin of vehicles.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), any limit notified under subsection (1) shall remain in force for such period not exceeding 12 months as shall be specified in the notice.
(3) The Legislative Council may from time to time by resolution extend the period for which a limit remains in force under subsection (2).
(4) Any limit notified under subsection (1) shall not affect the registration of any vehicle in force when the notice comes into operation.
(5) If the Commissioner—
(a) receives applications for the registration of vehicles within a category of vehicle which is the subject of a notice under subsection (1); and
(b) would, but for the limit under subsection (1) on the number of vehicles that may be registered in that category, grant the applications,
the Commissioner may cause the applications to be determined by lot.