Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Traffic Safety of Out-of-town Motor Vehicles in Shanghai(Revised in 2002)

Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Traffic Safety of Out-of-town Motor Vehicles in Shanghai

Order No.124 of Shanghai Municipal People' s Government

July 24, 2002

(Promulgated on August 21, 1996 by Shanghai Municipal People' s Government. Amended for the first time in accordance with the "Decision of the Shanghai Municipal People' s Government Regarding the Amendment of the 'Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Traffic Safety of Out-of-town Motor Vehicles in Shanghai' " on October 23, 2001. Amended for the second time and re-promulgated in accordance with the "Decision of the Shanghai Municipal People' s Government Regarding the Amendment of the 'Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Traffic Safety of Out-of-town Motor Vehicles in Shanghai' " on July 24, 2002)
　
Article 1 (Purposes and Basis)
In order to strengthen the administration of out-of-town motor vehicles in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as out-of-town motor vehicles) and maintain the order of road traffic in this Municipality, these Procedures have been formulated in the light of the actual conditions of this Municipality.
　
Article 2 (Application Scope)
These Procedures shall apply to traffic safety-related acts and administration of out-of-town motor vehicles within the administrative areas of this Municipality and out-of-town drivers in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as out-of-town drivers).
　
Article 3 (Definition)
The meanings of the following terms as used in these Procedures shall be:
1.Out-of-town motor vehicles refer to motor vehicles bearing official vehicle number plates of other provinces and municipalities and running on roads within the administrative areas of this Municipality.
2.Out-of-town drivers refer to those personnel within the administrative areas of this Municipality who are not permanent residents of this Municipality and drive motor vehicles, holding motor vehicle driving licenses of other provinces and municipalities.
　
Article 4 (Competent Department and Coordinating Administrative Departments)
The Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (hereinafter referred to as Municipal Public Security Bureau) shall be the competent department for the traffic safety of out-of-town motor vehicles in this Municipality; public security and traffic administrative departments at all levels shall be in charge of the actual traffic safety administration of out-of-town motor vehicles.
Industrial and commercial, labor, communications and transportation, public utilities and other administrative departments shall jointly ensure the success of the administration of out-of-town motor vehicles in accordance with their respective duties.
　
Article 5 (Types of Vehicles Prohibited to Run on the Roads)
The following out-of-town motor vehicles are prohibited to run on the roads within the administrative areas of this Municipality:
1.Tractors;
2.Automobiles with full trailers;
3.Motor tricycles;
4.Agricultural transportation vehicles.
Among the out-of-town motor vehicles, the motorcycles, scooters and motorcycles with sidecar are prohibited to run on the roads in the stipulated range of this Municipality.
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