Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Maximum driving hours
(1) No person shall drive a public service vehicle or a commercial vehicle formore than a total of eight hours in any period of tw…
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Traffic Act CAP 403▤
Unattended motor vehicles
No person shall— (a) leave unattended on a road any motor vehicle with the engine running; (b) quit any vehicle without having tak…
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Taking motor vehicle without consent
(1) If any person, whether employed by the owner or not, takes and drives away any motor vehicle without the consent of the owner…
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Tampering with motor vehicle
No person shall, without the knowledge or permission of the owner, or without reasonable excuse, get on to a motor vehicle or trai…
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Causing damage to motor vehicle
No person shall throw any object at any vehicle or at any person in or on such vehicle, nor shall he place any object on any road…
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Restrictions on persons being towed
No person, otherwise than with lawful authority or reasonable cause, shall take or retain hold of, or get on or off, a motor vehic…
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Riding in dangerous position
(1) Except for the purpose of testing or repairing a motor vehicle, no person shallride or be carried on the footboard, tailboard,…
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Restrictions on pillion riding
(1) It shall not be lawful for more than one person in addition to the driverto be carried on any two-wheeled motorcycle, nor shal…
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Obstructing driver of motor vehicle
(1) No person in a motor vehicle shall molest or obstruct the driver of the motorvehicle while it is in motion. (2) In no motor ve…
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Penalty for improper condition or overloading
(1) Any person who drives or uses on a road a vehicle in contravention of the provisions of section 55 or section 56 shall be guil…
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Exemptions
(1) A highway authority may grant a permit subject to such conditions as maybe specified therein— (a) for the use on a road of a v…
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Limitation of loads
(1) No vehicle shall be used on a road with a load greater than the loadspecified by the manufacturer of the chassis of the vehicl…
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Condition of vehicles
(1) No vehicle shall be used on a road unless such vehicle and all parts andequipment thereof, including lights and tyres, comply…
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Racing, pacemaking and trial of speed
(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, without the written consent of thehighway authority and of the Commissioner of Police,…
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Obstruction
(1) No vehicle shall be allowed to remain in any position on any road so as to obstruct or to be likely to obstruct or cause incon…
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Parking of vehicles carrying explosives, petroleum, etc.
(1) No vehicle carrying explosives, ammunition, petroleum or any inflammable substance shall remain stationary for more than fifte…
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Offences relating to parking bays and areas where no charges are made
(1) Any person who, being the driver of a vehicle, in any parking bay or parking area— (a) leaves the vehicle for a period in exce…
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Signals and signs to be obeyed
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall at all times— (a) obey any directions given, whether verbally or by signal, by a police officer…
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Only proper fuel to be used in motor vehicles
(1) No fuel shall be used in any motor vehicle except that specified in the vehicle licence in respect of such vehicle or, in the…
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Warning to be given before prosecution
Where a person is prosecuted for an offence under any of the sections of this Act, other than section 46, relating respectively to…
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Driving without due care and attention
(1) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other p…
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Power to convict for reckless or dangerous driving on trail for manslaughter or for causing death by driving or obstruction
Upon the trial of a person who is charged with manslaughter in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle by him, or with an o…
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Reckless driving
(1) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road recklessly, or at speed, or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, havi…
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Causing death by driving or obstruction
Any person who causes the death of another by driving a motor vehicle on a road recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is d…
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