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ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Rh An Ordinance to amend the Road Traffic Ordinance. [1 July 2000] Enacted by the Legislative Council.

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 2000.

(2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on 1 July 2000.

2. Sections substituted

Sections 36 and 37 of the Road Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 374) are repealed and the following substituted—
 * “36. Causing death by dangerous driving
 * (1) A person who causes the death of another person by driving a motor vehicle on a road dangerously commits an offence and is liable—
 * (a) on conviction on indictment to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 5 years;
 * (b) on summary conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
 * (2) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) shall be disqualified—
 * (a) for a period of not less than 2 years in the case of a first conviction; and
 * (b) for a period of not less than 3 years in the case of a second or subsequent conviction,
 * unless the court or magistrate for special reasons orders that the person be disqualified for a shorter period or that the person not be disqualified.