Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Power to suspend and exempt from provisions
The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, suspend, restrict or limit the application of any of the provisions of this…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Rules
(1) The Minister may make rules prescribing— (a) anything required by this Act to be prescribed; (b) the forms to be used for any…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Local authority may make by-laws regulating taxicabs, etc.
(1) A municipal council, and a county council, may make by-laws—( a) for controlling taxicabs within its area; (b) for fixing the…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
General penalty
(1) Any person who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with theprovisions of this Act, or who acts in contravention of or…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Officer Commanding Police Division to be in charge of Traffic matters
In each police division, the Officer Commanding Police Division shall be responsible for traffic matters within the division and a…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Assignment of demerit points on conviction for certain offences
(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a person is convicted of an offence specified in the Schedule, the court may, in addition to…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Minor traffic offences
(1) The Minister may prescribe— (a) a schedule of minor traffic offences (in this section referred to as "the scheduled minor offe…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Notice to attend court
(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of or provisions in any Act contained, it shall be lawful for any police officer to serve, ei…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Endorsement of licence to be proof of conviction
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in any Act contained, it shall be lawful for a court to accept the particulars of e…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Fraudulent imitation, etc., of documents
(1) Any person who fraudulently imitates, alters, mutilates, destroys or uses, or fraudulently lends or allows to be used by any o…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Giving false information
Any person who makes any statement which to his knowledge is false or in any respect misleading in connexion with any information…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Verification of facts
Any person to whom any application is made for anything to be done under this Act may require any facts stated in the information…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Owner to keep list of drivers employed
(1) Any person who employs any other person to drive a motor vehicle shallkeep a written record of the name, address and driving l…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Owner or other person to furnish name and address of driver of vehicle
The owner of any vehicle and any other person who is able to provide such information shall, as soon as reasonably possible and in…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Certified extract from records to be admissible in evidences
In any proceedings under this Act, an extract from the records of registered vehicles, certified under the hand of a licensing off…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Certificate of inspector to be admissible in evidence
(1) If in any proceedings under this Act any question arises as to whether a vehicle does or does not comply with any provisions o…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Detention of vehicles
It shall be lawful for any police officer to detain at a police station or other place of safety any vehicle which has been remove…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Removal of vehicles from road
(1) Where any vehicle is found in use on a road in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or where any vehicle has been left…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Driver of a public service vehicle to undergo fitness test
(1) A driver of a public service vehicle or a commercial vehicle shall, after everythree years from the date of issue of a driving…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Inspection of vehicles
(1) It shall be lawful for any police officer in uniform to stop any vehicle, and forany police officer, licensing officer or insp…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Penalties under this Part
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable, where no…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Unauthorised driving
(1) A person who, while not being the designated driver of a public servicevehicle, drives the vehicle while not being authorised…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Helmets and reflector jackets
(1) A person, including a passenger, shall not ride on a motor cycle of any kind, class or description without wearing a helmet an…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Uniforms and special badge
(1) Every driver and every conductor of a public service vehicle shall wear a special badge and uniform. (2) The uniform referred…
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