Malaysia legislation

Section 81

of *ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987

Section 81

Restriction on competitions and speed trials

(2)

Any person who promotes, advertises or assists in the management or supervision of any competition or trial of speed which has not been so approved, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

(3)

Any person who takes part in, or any driver or person in charge of any vehicle used in any competition or trial of speed which has not been so approved, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall—

(a)

in the case of a first conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both and if the court thinks fit to order, shall be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of time not exceeding one year;

(b)

in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and if the court thinks fit to order, shall be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of time not exceeding three years.

(4)

Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person committing an offence under subsection (3) and may seize and detain

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for the purposes of proceedings under this Act, any vehicle used in any competition or trial of speed which has not been so approved.

Forfeiture of vehicles used in competitions and speed trials