30.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a driver of an omnibus shall not permit any person to bring into the omnibus any article which is likely to —
(a)
cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus;
(b)
cause any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus; or
(c)
soil the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus.
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(2) Despite paragraph (1), a driver of an omnibus may permit a person to bring either a foldable bicycle that complies with paragraph (3) or a personal mobility device that complies with paragraph (4A), into the omnibus if the driver is satisfied that the bringing of that bicycle or personal mobility device into the omnibus is unlikely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus.
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(3) A driver of an omnibus may permit a person to bring one foldable bicycle into the omnibus if —
(a)
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(b)
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(c)
the bicycle is folded;
(d)
the dimensions of the folded bicycle do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;
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(e)
the wheels of the bicycle are covered in such manner as to prevent any dirt on the wheels from being deposited in the omnibus or from soiling the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus; and
(f)
the bicycle’s handle bars and pedals that extend beyond the frame of the bicycle are enclosed in such manner as to minimise the risk of injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or damage to the omnibus or to any property in the omnibus.
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(4) A person who is permitted under paragraph (3) to bring a foldable bicycle into an omnibus shall, for the duration that he remains in the omnibus —
(a)
keep his bicycle folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;
(b)
keep covered the wheels of the bicycle in the manner required under paragraph (3)(e);
(c)
keep enclosed the bicycle’s handle bars and pedals that extend beyond the frame of the bicycle in the manner required under paragraph (3)(f); and
(d)
where the omnibus has an upper deck, ensure that the bicycle is not placed on the upper deck or on the stairs leading to the upper deck.
(4A) A driver of an omnibus may permit a person to bring one personal mobility device into the omnibus if —
(a)
the personal mobility device, if foldable, is folded;
(b)
the dimensions of the personal mobility device or the folded personal mobility device (if foldable) do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;
(c)
the wheels of the personal mobility device are covered so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited in the omnibus or soiling the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus; and
(d)
any handlebar or pedal of the personal mobility device that extends beyond the frame of the personal mobility device is enclosed so as to minimise the risk of injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or damage to the omnibus or to any property in the omnibus.
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(4B) A person who is permitted under paragraph (4A) to bring a personal mobility device into an omnibus must, for the duration that the person remains in the omnibus —
(a)
where the personal mobility device is foldable, keep the personal mobility device folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;
(b)
comply with all the requirements in paragraph (4A)(c) and (d);
(c)
where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, switch off the personal mobility device immediately after boarding the omnibus and keep the personal mobility device switched off; and
(d)
where the omnibus has an upper deck, ensure that personal mobility device is not placed on the upper deck or on the stairs leading to the upper deck.
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(4C) A driver of an omnibus must not permit any person to bring into the omnibus any article with dimensions exceeding 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm.
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(5) Despite paragraph (3) or (4A), an authorised person may at any time require any person who brings a foldable bicycle or a personal mobility device into an omnibus to alight from the omnibus with that person’s bicycle or personal mobility device if —
(a)
that person fails to comply with any of the conditions in paragraph (4) or (4B), as the case may be; or
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(b)
the authorised person is of the opinion that the bicycle or personal mobility device causes or is likely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus,
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and that person shall comply with that requirement within a reasonable time.
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(6) In this rule —
“bicycle” includes a power-assisted bicycle;
“mobility scooter” means a vehicle that —
(a)
has 3 or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels;
(b)
is steered by handlebars;
(c)
has a seat;
(d)
is designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking; and
(e)
is propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;
“personal mobility device” means a wheeled device that —
(a)
is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and
(b)
is propelled by an electric motor attached to the device or by human power or both,
and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, motor car, wheelchair (motorised or otherwise), mobility scooter, pram, stroller, trolley, inline skates or roller-skates;
“power-assisted bicycle” means a bicycle that —
(a)
is equipped with an electric motor; and
(b)
may be propelled by human power or by the electric motor with which it is equipped, or by both.