| (1) |
The driver or
owner of any of the following vehicles shall not cause
or permit the vehicle to enter or remain in the tunnel
area - |
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(a) |
a vehicle other than a motor vehicle and an articulated
vehicle; |
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(b) |
a motor assisted pedal-cycle; |
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(c) |
a vehicle with an engine the total cylinder capacity
of which does not exceed 50 cubic centimetres; |
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(d) |
a vehicle the height of which (including load) exceeds
4.6 metres; |
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(e) |
a vehicle with a tyre that is defective or not properly
inflated; |
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(f) |
a tracked vehicle travelling on its tracks; |
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(g) |
a vehicle carrying animals or birds that are not properly
controlled or confined or carrying garbage, hay, straw,
fine particles (whether inside a liquid or otherwise)
or similar material that is not sufficiently covered;
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(h) |
a vehicle with a load, or the cover of a load, that
is not properly secured so as to prevent the load or
any part of the load from falling off or coming into
contact with the structure or fittings or fixtures of
the tunnel; |
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(i) |
a vehicle carrying a person standing on the outside
of the vehicle or seated with any part of his body overhanging
the sides or rear of the vehicle; |
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(j) |
a vehicle that is emitting or is likely to emit excessive
fumes or smoke in the tunnel area; |
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(k) |
a vehicle that is carrying insufficient fuel or water
or the batteries of which are insufficiently charged
to enable it to complete its passage unaided through
the tunnel area; |
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(l) |
a vehicle that is likely to come into contact with
the structure or fittings or fixtures of the tunnel;
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(m) |
a tanker vehicle with a spigot or other part that
is leaking; |
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(n) |
a vehicle in which the driver's view to the front
or sides is or could readily be obscured; |
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(o) |
a vehicle being driven by a person who is under the
influence of drink or drugs to such an extent as to
be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle;
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(p) |
a vehicle that is likely to endanger persons or property
or render the use of the tunnel unsafe; |
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(q) |
a vehicle being driven by a person under a learner's
driving licence as defined in the Road Traffic (Driving
Licences) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.); |
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(r) |
a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category
1 of the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application
and Exemption) Regulations (Cap. 295 sub. leg.); |
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(s) |
a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category
2 of the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application
and Exemption) Regulations (Cap. 295 sub. leg.), unless
there is a quantity specified in relation to such goods
in the second column of the Table to regulation 74 of
the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (Cap. 295
sub. leg.) and the goods carried do not exceed that
quantity; |
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(t) |
a vehicle carrying any cylinders as defined in regulation
61 of the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (Cap.
295 sub. leg.), used or to be used for the storage of
any compressed gas specified in Category 2 of the Schedule
to the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulations
(Cap. 295 sub. leg.), whether or not such cylinders
contain any quantity of such gas; |
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(u) |
a vehicle carrying any of the goods specified in Category
5 of the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application
and Exemption) Regulations (Cap. 295 sub. leg.), unless
there is a quantity specified in relation to such goods
in the seventh or, where no such quantity is there specified,
in the eighth column of the Table to regulation 99 of
the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (Cap. 295
sub. leg.) and the goods carried do not exceed that
quantity; |
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(v) |
a vehicle constructed or adapted for the conveyance,
or a vehicle carrying a container used or to be used
for the storage, of goods specified in Category 5 of
the Schedule to the Dangerous Goods (Application and
Exemption) Regulations (Cap. 295 sub. leg.), whether
or not such vehicle or container contains any quantity
of such goods; |
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(w) |
a vehicle that does not conform to the requirements
of the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of
Vehicles) Regulations (Cap. 374 sub. leg.) |
| (2) |
This section does not prohibit
the conveyance through the tunnel of petroleum spirit
that is being carried in a vehicle for the purpose only
of the propulsion of the vehicle, or of petroleum spirit,
up to a maximum of 20 litres in securely closed cans,
that is being carried on a vehicle for such use. |
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