Land Public Transport Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Jul 2025 · Chapter 1
51. Requirement for operator’s licence
Feedback & supportSubject to sections 194 and 195, no person shall operate or provide a goods vehicle service using a class of goods vehicles for the carriage of goods —
person
“person” includes an individual person, company, partnership, and any other corporate and unincorporate body of persons;
for hire or reward; or
for or in connection with any trade or business, unless he holds an operator’s licence issued under this Chapter.
For the purposes of this Chapter, a person is deemed to be operating or providing a goods vehicle service if he—
goods vehicle
“goods vehicle” means— (a) any motor vehicle constructed or adapted for use for the carriage of goods or a trailer so constructed or adapted; or Land Public Transport 19 (b) any motor vehicle or a trailer not so constructed or adapted when used for the carriage of goods solely or in addition to passengers, and includes a p-hailing vehicle;
uses or drives a goods vehicle of a class of goods vehicles himself; or
employs one or more persons to use or drive a goods vehicle of a class of goods vehicles, to operate or provide a goods vehicle service, and—
he owns the said goods vehicle; or
he is responsible, under any form of arrangement with the owner or lessor of the said goods vehicle to manage, maintain or operate such goods vehicle.
An operator’s licence issued under this Chapter shall only entitle the holder of the operator’s licence to operate or use one class of goods vehicle.
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A person may hold one or more operator’s licences issued under this Chapter.
Subsection (1) does not apply to the use of any goods vehicle or class of goods vehicles as may be prescribed.
goods
“goods” means goods or any burden of any description, but excludes luggage;
Subject to subsection (5), a person, other than a company or corporation, who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than two thousand ringgit but not more than ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Subject to subsection (5), a company or corporation which contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit.