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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 e a po Icy W C - respect of (a) is issued by an insurer approved by the Governor in policies. Council; and 1352 Cap. 133] Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) 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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