8.—(1) Except on a Sunday or a public holiday, no person shall drive a vehicle other than an omnibus, or cause or permit any such vehicle to remain, on a bus lane during the hours of —
(a)
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. on a weekday other than a Saturday; and
(b)
7.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on a Saturday.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to —
(a)
the driver of an ambulance, fire engine or any vehicle for police or rescue purposes on urgent duty call if the approach of such vehicle is made known by means of some distinctive siren, bell or multi-toned horn, as the case may be;
(b)
a cyclist who is not cycling alongside of another bicycle on his left;
(c)
the driver of a motor vehicle who drives along the bus lane in order to avoid causing danger to any person or a collision with any other vehicle if that driver does not cause or permit the vehicle to remain on the bus lane longer than is necessary to avoid causing such danger or collision;
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(d)
the driver of a school bus, a private hire bus or an excursion bus which is being used for the carriage of passengers for reward under a Supplementary Public Transport Scheme in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit issued by the Registrar under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules (R 14) and a bus service licence issued under the Public Transport Council Act (Cap. 259B); and
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(e)
the driver of any other bus except that he shall not stop the bus in a bus lane or at a bus stand or bus bay within a bus lane for any purpose other than for the purpose of negotiating traffic.