Parking Places (Amendment) Bill

by deleting the definition of “Authority” and substituting the following definition:“ “Director-General” means the Director-General of Public Works;”;

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “licensee”, the following definition:“ “officer” means a public officer or an employee of a statutory body;”;

by deleting the definition of “private parking place” and substituting the following definition:“ “private parking place” means any land or premises or part thereof owned or occupied by any person other than the Government and used for the parking of 5 or more motor vehicles, and includes any land or premises or part thereof used for the parking of 5 or more motor vehicles which is not authorised under section 3;”; and

by deleting the words “section 6” in the definition of “Superintendent” and substituting the words “section 2A”.

The Director-General shall be charged with the general administration of this Act and shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon him by this Act.(2) The Director-General shall appoint a public officer as the Superintendent of Car Parks who shall carry out such duties as may be assigned to him by the Director-General under this Act and any rules made thereunder.(3) The Director-General may appoint public officers and officers employed by a statutory body as Deputy Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Car Parks for the purposes of this Act.”.

by deleting the word “Authority” in the fourth line and substituting the word “Director-General”;

by inserting at the end thereof the words “or to any liability in respect of any injury or death suffered by any person in such parking place or otherwise”; and

by deleting the word “Authority” in the marginal note and substituting the word “Director-General”.

Where a vehicle —

has broken down or been permitted to remain at rest in a parking place in such a position or in such condition or in such circumstances as to appear to the Superintendent to have been abandoned without lawful authority; or

is parked in a parking place in contravention of any provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder,the Superintendent may remove and detain the vehicle found in the parking place and the owner thereof shall pay all expenses incurred by the Superintendent in that behalf and all fines and charges imposed under this Act and any rules made thereunder in respect of such offence and the vehicle shall remain at the risk of the owner and the person offending until all the fines, charges and expenses have been paid.(2) When any vehicle is detained under this section, the Superintendent shall with all reasonable despatch give notice in writing to the owner (if the name and address of the owner are known to him) of the detention and if the vehicle is not claimed by its owner within one month of the date of its detention, the Superintendent after giving one month’s notice in the Gazette of his intention to do so may sell by public auction or otherwise dispose of the vehicle. The proceeds of the sale or disposal of the vehicle shall be applied in payment of any expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section and thereafter shall be applied in payment of all charges and fines payable under this Act and any rules made thereunder and the surplus, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the vehicle, or if not claimed by the owner of the vehicle within 12 months of the date of the sale or disposal shall be forfeited to the Director-General.(3) The Director-General or the Superintendent shall not be liable for any damage to or loss of the vehicle or the contents thereof not caused wilfully or negligently by the Director-General or the Superintendent or any of his employees or agents under subsections (1) and (2).”.