Section 33
of Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987
Section 33
Subject to this Act, no person shall use a motor vehicle or cause or permit a motor vehicle to be used as a public service vehicle unless there is in force in respect of such vehicle a licence granted under this Act authorizing such use, or otherwise than in accordance with such licence and any conditions attached thereto; and if he does so, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit but not more than ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both:
Provided that a person shall not be convicted of an offence against this section if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that he used the motor vehicle, the subject of the charge, as a taxi cab or hire car in an emergency for the purpose of conveying a sick or injured person to hospital or to bring medical aid to such person or for the purpose of making a police report to a police station and that he made all reasonable efforts to hire a taxi cab or hire car for the purpose of the journey.
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(2)
For the purpose of this Act, subsection (1) shall not apply to an e-hailing vehicle.