Full legislation
s.8
Interpretation
(1)
For the purpose of this Part and the
Schedule
—
carriageway
(
車路
) means a street or part of a street over
which the public has a right of way for the passage of motor vehicles;
initial
period
(
首段期間
) means the initial period mentioned in
section 10C(3)
;
Secretary
(
局長
) means the Secretary for
Development;
(Amended
L.N. 130 of 2007
)
street
(
街道
) includes any slope not used or
frequented by the public or to which the public do not have access or are not
permitted to have access;
street
maintained by the Highways
Department
(
由路政署維修的街道
) includes any road defined under
section 2
of the Tramway Ordinance (
Cap.
107
) which is not reserved exclusively for use by trams.
(2)
Any reference in this Part or the
Schedule
to
a
street
(
街道
) shall be construed as
a street in unleased land and maintained by the Highways Department.
(Amended
E.R. 5 of 2020
)