### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

50A. Expressway permits
(1) The registered owner of a motor vehicle which is not permitted to be used or driven on an expressway under regulation 4(1) of the Road Traffic (Expressway) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg. Q) may apply to the Commissioner for a permit (expressway permit

51. Goods permits
(1) The Commissioner may issue a goods permit for the carriage, for hire or reward, of goods other than personal effects in a vehicle registered as a—
(a) public bus;
(b) private bus;
(c) public light bus; or
(d) private light bus.
(2) An application for a goods permit shall be in a form specified by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by the goods permit fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(3) On receipt of an application under subregulation (2) and the prescribed fee, the Commissioner may issue a goods permit for a period not exceeding 12 months and subject to such conditions as he may impose.

52. Excess passengers permits
(1) The Commissioner, on receipt of an application in a form specified by him and the excess passengers permit fee prescribed in Schedule 2, may issue an excess passengers permit subject to such terms and conditions as appear to him necessary authorizing the carriage of passengers in or on a goods vehicle in excess of the maximum passenger seating capacity of the class of vehicles as specified in the Third Schedule to the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg. A). (L.N. 172 of 1989)
(2) Before issuing an excess passengers permit under subregulation (1) the Commissioner may cause the goods vehicle to be examined.
(3) An excess passengers permit issued under subregulation (1) may be issued for a period not exceeding 12 months but shall in any event expire on the date of expiry of the vehicle licence relating to the vehicle.

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

54. Long load permits and wide load permits
The Commissioner may, on an application in a form specified by him and on receipt of the long load permit fee or wide load permit fee prescribed in Schedule 2, issue a long load permit or wide load permit subject to such terms and conditions, and valid for such period, as he thinks fit authorizing a goods vehicle to be driven with a load projecting to the front or the rear, or to either side beyond the body of the vehicle, as the case may be.
(L.N. 52 of 2007)

56. Form and particulars of permits
(1) A Part VIII permit must be issued in a form specified by the Commissioner and must contain the relevant particulars prescribed in Schedule 9.
(2) A Part VIII permit is only effective while it is displayed on the front of the vehicle as near as possible to the vehicle licence displayed in accordance with regulation 25.
(3) For a Part VIII permit issued in respect of a vehicle that is a Part VIII e-permit, while a proper printout of the e-permit is displayed on the vehicle, the printout is deemed to be the original Part VIII permit. (L.N. 197 of 2022)
(4) For a receipt in the form of an electronic record that is deemed to be a valid Part VIII permit for a vehicle pursuant to regulation 59(6), while a clearly legible printout of the receipt (that conforms to the specifications specified by the Commissioner in the receipt) is displayed on the vehicle, the printout is deemed to be the original receipt. (L.N. 197 of 2022)
(L.N. 197 of 2022)

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

57. Cancellation of trade licences and permits
(1) Where any condition of a trade licence or Part VIII permit is contravened, the Commissioner may, by giving notice in writing to the holder of the licence or permit at the address provided in the application for the licence or permit or at the holder’s address last known to the Commissioner (or in the case of a goods permit, excess passengers permit, long load permit or wide load permit by giving notice in writing to the person to whom it was issued), cancel the trade licence or permit, whether or not any person is or will be prosecuted for an offence under regulation 60(1). (L.N. 262 of 1984; L.N. 88 of 2012; L.N. 197 of 2022)
(2) If a trade licence is cancelled under subregulation (1), the holder of the licence must—
(a) immediately ensure that the licence is not displayed on any vehicle; and
(b) return the licence to the Commissioner. (L.N. 197 of 2022)
(2A) If a Part VIII permit issued in respect of a vehicle is cancelled under subregulation (1), the holder of the permit must—
(a) in the case of a Part VIII paper permit—
(i) immediately ensure that the permit is not displayed on the vehicle; and
(ii) return the permit to the Commissioner; or
(b) in the case of a Part VIII e-permit—immediately ensure that no printout of the e-permit is displayed on the vehicle. (L.N. 197 of 2022)
(3) A police officer or any other officer authorized by the Commissioner may—
(a) seize—
(i) a cancelled trade licence and any trade plate relating to the licence;
(ii) a cancelled Part VIII paper permit; or
(iii) a printout of a cancelled Part VIII e-permit issued in respect of a vehicle that is displayed on the vehicle; and
(b) for the purpose of the seizure, detach the licence, plate, paper permit or printout from a vehicle. (L.N. 197 of 2022)

58. Waiving or refund of fees
The Commissioner in his absolute discretion may waive the payment of any fee payable, or refund any fee paid, under these regulations in respect of a motor vehicle, the property of a government other than the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, temporarily brought into Hong Kong for a period not exceeding 4 weeks for the use of an accredited representative of such government while it is so used.
(23 of 1998 s. 2)

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

58A. Fee for advertising vehicle permits
The fee for issuing an advertising vehicle permit under section 52A of the Ordinance shall be the fee prescribed in Schedule 2.
(L.N. 277 of 1992)

### Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations 《道路交通(車輛登記及領牌)規例》

59A. Power of Commissioner to require proof of address and e-contact means
(20 of 2021 s. 92)(1) Notwithstanding anything in these regulations, the Commissioner— (20 of 2021 s. 92)
(a) may, in processing an application under regulation 5, 16, 21, 23, 23A, 31, 37, 38, 40, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 52, 53 or 54, require the applicant to produce proof of the applicant’s address and e-contact means; and (20 of 2021 s. 92)
(b) may suspend the processing of the application until the production of such proof.
(2) Despite anything in these regulations, the Commissioner—
(a) may, on receiving a notice of transfer of ownership of a registered motor vehicle under regulation 17, require the new owner of the motor vehicle to produce proof of the new owner’s address and e-contact means; and
(b) may take no action on the notice of transfer of ownership until the production of the proof. (20 of 2021 s. 92)
(L.N. 52 of 2007)