Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Cancellation of driving licence
(1) In any case where a court under any provisions of this Act has ordered the suspension of a driving licence or provisional driv…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Right of appeal
An appeal shall lie against any order made by a court under section 76 in the same manner as against a conviction, and the court m…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Powers of court
(1) Any court before which a person is convicted of any offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle may— (a) if the…
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Penalties under this Part
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable on…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Inspection of vehicle involved in an accident
Where an accident arises out of the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, any police officer may inspect any vehicle in connexion…
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Duty to stop and report
(1) If, in any case, owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, an accident occurs whereby injury or damage is caused to…
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Power to make by-laws for parking elsewhere than in designated parking places
Without prejudice to its powers to make by-laws under section 72A, a local authority may— (a) provide parking places on roads or o…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Interpretation of this Part
In this Part— “excess charge” means the charge called an excess charge in section 72B(3) (including an excess charge payable in th…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Protection of local authority
The exercise by a local authority of its powers under this Part shall not render the local authority liable in respect of any loss…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Offences concerning designated parking places
(1) Where— (a) a vehicle is left in a designated parking place, and any initial charge or excess charge which is thereby incurred…
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Duty of local authority concerning parking meters
Where parking meters are installed in a designated parking place, it shall be the duty of the local authority to take the prescrib…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Meters may be taken out of use
(1) An inspector may place a cover bearing the words “Meter Out of Use” over any parking meter or parking meter case in or adjacen…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Exceptions
Notwithstanding this Part— (a) a vehicle may be left in a space in a parking place without payment of the initial charge if the pa…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Supplemental provisions regarding excess charge
(1) Where an excess charge has been incurred in respect of a vehicle, aninspector shall attach to the vehicle in a conspicuous pos…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Charges for use of designated parking places
(1) There shall be paid to the local authority in respect of a vehicle left in a designated parking place charges calculated in ac…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Power to make by-laws for designated parking places
(1) A local authority may, by by-laws— (a) designate parking places on roads, within its area of jurisdiction for vehicles or vehi…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Injury to bridges
If any injury to a bridge or road is caused through any contravention of this Act, it shall be lawful for the highway authority to…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Closure of roads
(1) It shall be lawful for the highway authority or its authorized representative, for the purpose of preventing damage being caus…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Traffic signs
(1) Subject to and in conformity with such general or other directions as maybe given by the Minister, a highway authority may cau…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Mounting of roadblocks
(1) The Inspector-General of the Police may, by notice in the Gazette, designate a place along a public road on which a police roa…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Power to regulate traffic
Without prejudice to any powers or duties of the police under this Act or any other Act, it shall be the duty of the police— (a) t…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Highway code
(1) The Minister shall prepare a code (in this section referred to as the highway code) comprising such directions as appear to hi…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Penalties under this Part
(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisionsof this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable,…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Disqualification on third endorsement in three years
Where— (a) a person is convicted of an offence in respect of which the court may or shall order particulars of the conviction to b…
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