Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
14. Display of registration number
Feedback & supportThe registration number assigned to a motor vehicle upon registration or a new registration number assigned under section 11
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means a vehicle of any description, propelled by means of mechanism contained within itself and constructed or adapted so as to be capable of being used on roads, and includes a trailer;
shall be displayed and illuminated on the number plate in the manner prescribed by rules made under this Act.
(Deleted by Act A1391).
Where a trailer is being drawn on a road by a motor vehicle, in addition to the registration number assigned to such trailer on the registration thereof, there shall be displayed in the manner referred to in subsection (1) the registration number of the motor vehicle by which such trailer is drawn, and this section shall apply in relation to the display of such registration number on a trailer as they apply in relation to the display on such motor vehicle.
trailer
“trailer” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in subsection 5(1);
If a registration number is not displayed in accordance with this section, the driver or person in charge of the vehicle while it is being used shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than three hundred ringgit and not more than three thousand ringgit.
driver
“driver” means the person for the time being driving a motor vehicle and, in the case of a stationary motor vehicle, includes the person for the time being responsible for the driving of the motor vehicle;
Licensing of Motor Vehicles