Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
15. Motor vehicle licences
Feedback & supportNo person shall use or cause or permit to be used a motor vehicle in respect of which there is not in force a motor vehicle licence granted under this Act:
Provided that a motor vehicle lawfully brought into Malaysia in accordance with section 21 or 25 or in accordance with any rules made thereunder, shall be deemed to be a motor vehicle in respect of which a licence granted under this Act is in force.
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;
Subsection (1) shall not apply to a motor vehicle which has been laid up:
Provided that a declaration has been made to the Director, in the prescribed form, that such vehicle has been laid up.
Director
“Director” means a Director for Road Transport appointed under section 3;
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Where a motor vehicle referred to in subsection (2) is subsequently found to be used or caused or permitted to be used, such vehicle shall not, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been laid up.
vehicle
“vehicle” means a structure capable of moving or being moved or used for the conveyance of any person or thing and which maintains contact with the ground when in motion;
Any person who uses or causes or permits to be used a motor vehicle after declaring that it has been laid up 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 five thousand ringgit.
For the purposes of this section, “laid up” means to put away and to cease to use on the road.
road
“road” means— (a) any public road and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges, tunnels, lay-bys, ferry facilities, interchanges, roundabouts, traffic islands, road dividers, all traffic lanes, acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes, side-tables, median strips, overpasses, underpasses, approaches, entrance and exit ramps, toll plazas, service areas, and other structures and fixtures to fully effect its use; (b) for the purposes of sections 70 and 85, also includes a road under construction; and (c) for the purpose of sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 45A, also includes a parking place;