Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
23. Other offences in connection with registration and licensing of motor vehicles
Feedback & supportIf any person uses a motor vehicle while there is not in force in respect thereof a motor vehicle licence granted under this Act, or causes or permits a motor vehicle to be so used or, being the holder of
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;
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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;
a motor trade licence granted under section 22, uses at any time a greater number of motor vehicles than he is authorized to use by virtue of such licence, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit.
Where a licence has been granted in respect of a motor vehicle to be used for a certain purpose, and such motor vehicle is at any time during the period for which the licence is in force used for another purpose, the person so using such motor vehicle or causing or permitting the use thereof shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit and not more than ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Any court before which the holder of a motor vehicle licence or a motor trade licence issued under this Part has been convicted of an offence under this Part may suspend such licence for the period of its validity or for any lesser period and such licence, together with, in the case of a motor trade licence, the plates issued in relation thereto, shall be delivered to the court by the holder, and the court shall send such licence and motor trade plates, if any, to the Director who issued such licence, with a copy of the order made by the court.
Director
“Director” means a Director for Road Transport appointed under section 3;
No rebate shall be paid by a Director in respect of any period for which a motor vehicle licence or a motor trade licence has been so suspended.
No court shall take cognizance of any proceedings under this section unless such proceedings be commenced within a period of twelve months from the date of the commission of the offence.
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