Section 77
of Land Public Transport Act 2010
Section 77
If any police officer in uniform, road transport officer in uniform or land public transport officer in uniform has reasonable cause to believe that the provisions of this Act or any conditions of a licence or operator’s licence issued under this Act have not been complied with in respect of any relevant vehicle, he may require such vehicle to be stopped and may require the driver of such vehicle to drive it to some other place, and the vehicle may, if necessary, be detained by any police officer not below the rank of Sergeant or any police officer in charge of a police station for the purpose of inspection by a police officer, road transport officer or land public transport officer to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or the conditions of such licence or operator’s licence have been complied with.
(2)
No relevant vehicle shall be detained under this section for a period exceeding forty-eight hours.
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(3)
If on inspection of such relevant vehicle, it is found that the licensee or licensed operator has contravened the provisions of this Act or any conditions of a licence or operator’s licence issued under this
Act, the Director General of Land Public Transport may order such vehicle to be discontinued from use or to be used on such conditions as the Director General of Land Public Transport considers necessary to be in compliance with this Act or any conditions of the licence or operator’s licence issued under this Act.
(4)
A person who in contravention of subsection (1) fails to stop his relevant vehicle commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(5)
A person who continues to use such relevant vehicle in contravention of subsection (3) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.