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Section 6, The Motor Vehicles (Third ~~~rt title arty Insurance) Ordinance
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Notwithstanding anything in any law contained, no No motorlicence for a motor vehicle shall be issued under the Road ~:~!~:at~~r1
Traffic Ordinance, until there has been produced to the licensing "?-ser is
authority proof in such form as may be prescribed that on the ~:;~~~2.
date when the licence comes into operation there will be in force
a policy of insurance or a security valid for the purposes of this
Ordinance in relation to the user of the motor vehicle by the
a~plicant for the licence or by other persons on his order or
With his permission or that the user of such motor vehicle is not
required to be covered by any such policy or security by reason
of the provisions of section 5 of this Ordinance.
7· (l) A policy of insurance for the purposes of this Ordinance Requiremust b l" hi h ments in
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(a) is issued by an insurer approved by the Governor in policies.
Council; and
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Certificate of
insurance.
Requirements in
respect of
insurance.
(b) insures such person or classes of person as rnay be
specified in the policy in respect of any liability which may be
incurred by him or them in respect of the death of or bodily
injury to any person caused by or arising out of the use of
a motor vehicle covered by the policy:
Provided that such policy shall not be required to cover-
(a) liability in respect of the death arising out of and in the
course of his employment of a person in the employment of a
person insured by the policy or of bodily injury sustained by
such a person arising out of and in the course of his employment; or
(b) save in the case of a passenger vehicle or where persons
are carried by reason of or in pursuance of a contract of
employment, liability in respect of the death of or bodily
injury to a person being carried in or upon or entering or
getting on to or alighting from a motor vehicle at the time of
the occurrence of the event out of which the claims arise; or
(c) any contractual liability.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in any law contained a person
issuing a policy of insurance under this section shall be liable to
indemnify the persons or classes of person specified in the
policy in respect of any liability which the policy purports to
cover in the case of those persons or classes of person.
(3) A policy shall be of no effect for the purpose of this
Ordinance unless and until there is issued by the approved
insurer in favour of the person by whom the policy is effected a
certificate (in this Ordinance referred to as a "certificate of
insurance ") in the prescribed form and containing such
particulars of any conditions subject to which the policy is issued
and of such other matters as may be prescribed.
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