Section 115

the owner of the motor vehicle shall give such information as he may be required by a police officer, traffic warden or road transport officer to give as to the identity and address of the person who was driving the said motor vehicle at or about the time of the alleged offence, and as to the licence or licences held by that person, and if he fails so to do within seven days of the date on which the information was required from him, he shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves, to the satisfaction of the court, that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained the information required; and

any other person who was or should have been in charge of the motor vehicle shall, if so required as aforesaid, give any information which it is in his power to give, and which may lead to the identification of the driver, and if, within seven days of the date on which the information was required from him, he fails so to do, he shall be guilty of an offence.

Road Transport 171

Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law, any information given under this section by any person charged with any offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle may be used as evidence at the hearing of the charge.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law, any statement made by any person to any police officer that a particular motor vehicle was being driven by or belonged to that person or that it belonged to a partnership in which such person also stated that he was a partner or to a corporation of which such person stated that he was a director, officer or employee on a particular occasion shall be admissible in evidence for the purpose of determining by whom the vehicle was being driven or to whom it belonged.

Duty to give information and power to order appearance in court