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A246 (6) For the purposes of this section “vehicle” includes any load carried by a vehicle.

17. Any person who obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this Ordinance commits an offence.

18. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Ordinance, no person shall place any pipe, conduit or cable in any tunnel without the prior consent in writing of the Authority.

(2) The Authority shall consult the Director before giving any consent under subsection (1).

(3) A consent given under subsection (1) shall be subject to the payment of such charges and to such conditions, as the Authority may impose.

19. Any person who commits an offence under section 11(3), 12(5), 13 or 17 is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

20. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation provide for—
 * (a) the classification, design, colour, erection, placing, operation, maintenance, alteration and removing of permanent, temporary and variable traffic signs and road markings at a tunnel;
 * (b) prohibiting, controlling and restricting vehicular and pedestrian movements by or in relation to traffic signs or road markings at a tunnel;
 * (c) prohibiting, controlling, restricting, directing or advising traffic both vehicular and pedestrian and passengers conveyed upon vehicular traffic at a tunnel;
 * (d) controlling and regulating the manner of driving and the use of vehicles and the equipment and apparatus pertaining thereto at a tunnel;
 * (e) controlling and regulating the use of a tunnel and in particular prohibiting either absolutely or during specified hours—
 * (i) the driving of any specified type or class of vehicle; and
 * (ii) the manner in which a motor vehicle of any type or class may be used;
 * (f) the imposing of maximum or minimum speed limits on the road at a tunnel for any vehicle or class of vehicles;
 * (g) the towing of or drawing of vehicles by motor vehicles at a tunnel;
 * (h) controlling the manner of loading vehicles and securing of loads on vehicles at a tunnel;
 * (i) the maximum weight to be transmitted to the road at a tunnel by a vehicle of any class or by any part or parts of such a vehicle in contact with the road;
 * (j) controlling the manner in which passengers may be carried in vehicles at a tunnel and the number of passengers which may be carried therein;
 * (k) the controlling and restricting of animals in a tunnel;
 * (l) the total or partial closure of a tunnel;
 * (m) the tolls payable for the use of a tunnel;
 * (n) the escort of vehicles through a tunnel;