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In forceAmended1999 Revised Edition

76. Number and positions of entrances and exits

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Last amended by an amending law of 2020.

(1)

Every vehicle must be provided with at least —

(a)

one exit (which may also be an entrance) situated on the near-side of the vehicle; and

(b)

one emergency exit situated on the off-side or at the rear of the vehicle.

(2)

Where, in the case of a double-decked vehicle, access to the upper deck is obtained by means of an enclosed staircase, an emergency exit with or without a staircase shall be provided on that deck and placed otherwise than on the near-side of the vehicle.

(3)

Every entrance of a vehicle shall be on the near-side.

Subregulation 1

Every vehicle must be provided with at least —

(a)

one exit (which may also be an entrance) situated on the near-side of the vehicle; and

(b)

one emergency exit situated on the off-side or at the rear of the vehicle.

Subregulation 2

Where, in the case of a double-decked vehicle, access to the upper deck is obtained by means of an enclosed staircase, an emergency exit with or without a staircase shall be provided on that deck and placed otherwise than on the near-side of the vehicle.

Subregulation 3

Every entrance of a vehicle shall be on the near-side.

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