Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Traffic Safety Administration of Out-of-town Motor Vehicles in Shanghai (Revised in 2001)

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

Order of the Shanghai Municipal People' s Government No.110

August 21, 1996
　
Article 1 (Purpose 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 (Scope of Application)
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 out-of-town motor vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and motorcycles with sidecar are prohibited on the roads inside the Outer Ring Road of this Municipality.
　
Article 6 (Requirements on Vehicle Conditions)
Out-of-town motor vehicles shall be kept in good conditions and clean in appearance.
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