Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part I · Preliminary
3. Appointment
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Director General
“Director General” means the Director General for Road Transport appointed under section 3; *NOTE—The Companies Act 1965 has since been repealed by the Companies Act 2016 which comes into operation on 31 January 2017—see subsection 620(1)…
Directors for Road Transport, Deputy Directors for Road Transport and other road transport officers as may be considered necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.
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;
The Director General shall have the general supervision and direction of all matters relating to road transport throughout Malaysia.
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe—
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for transport;
uniforms and rank markings for any road transport officer; and
the authority card and badge to be carried by any road transport officer.
The Dato Bandar may appoint such number of persons in the service of the City of Kuala Lumpur as he considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act to be traffic wardens and may, after consultation with the Inspector General of Police, prescribe uniforms for such officers.
Dato Bandar
“Dato Bandar” means the Dato Bandar Kuala Lumpur appointed under section 3 of the Federal Capital Act 1960 read with section 4 of the City of Kuala Lumpur Act 1971 and includes any officer in the service of the City of Kuala Lumpur authorized in writing by the Dato Bandar to exercise powers conferred or to perform duties imposed by this Act on the Dato Bandar;
The Perbadanan Putrajaya may appoint such number of persons in the service of the Perbadanan Putrajaya as it considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act to be traffic wardens and may, after consultation with the Inspector General of Police, prescribe uniforms for such officers.
Perbadanan Putrajaya
“Perbadanan Putrajaya” means the Perbadanan Putrajaya established under section 3 of the Perbadanan Putrajaya Act 1995;
The Mayor of a City Council, the President of a Municipal
Mayor of a City Council
“Mayor of a City Council” includes Commissioner of a City and “Mayor” shall be construed accordingly;
Council or the Chairman of a Municipal Council may appoint such number of persons in the service of the City Council or the Municipal
Chairman of a Municipal Council
“Chairman of a Municipal Council” means the Chairman of a Municipal Council referred to in section 2 of the Local Government Ordinance 1961 and subsection 2(1) of the Local Authorities Ordinance 1996 and includes the Deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council;
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Council as he considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of this
Act to be traffic wardens and may, after consultation with the Inspector
traffic
“traffic” includes micromobility vehicles, motor vehicles, tram cars, vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, bodies of police or troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
General of Police, prescribe uniforms for such officers.
prescribe
“prescribe”, where no mode is mentioned, means to prescribe by rules made under this Act;
The Director General shall perform the duties and exercise the rights and powers imposed and conferred upon him by this Act.
The Director General, all road transport officers and all traffic wardens appointed under this section, and all public officers and officers of the Authority authorized under section 88D shall be deemed to be public servants for the purposes of Chapter X of the
Penal Code [Act 574].
The Director General shall assign a Director to each registration area or each division of the Road Transport Department.
Director
“Director” means a Director for Road Transport appointed under section 3;
A notification in the Gazette of the appointment of a road transport officer or a traffic warden shall be conclusive evidence that such person was so appointed.
road transport officer
“road transport officer” means any person appointed to be a road transport officer under section 3;
Any officer appointed under any Ordinance repealed by this
Act and holding office on the date immediately preceding the appointed day, shall continue in office and shall be deemed to be a road transport officer or a traffic warden, as the case may be, appointed under this section.
appointed day
“appointed day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 1 for the coming into force of any Part or provision of this Act;
Authorization to Mayor, President of a Municipal Council,
President of a Municipal Council
“President of a Municipal Council” means the President as defined in section 2 of the Local Government Act 1976;
Chairman of a Municipal Council, officers of City Council or
Municipal Council, etc.
Municipal Council
“Municipal Council” means a Municipal Council for a local authority area that has been declared and determined in accordance with paragraph 3(d) of the Local Government Act 1976, paragraph 6(1)(cc) of the Local Government Ordinance 1961 and paragraph 3(1)(e) of the Local Authorities Ordinance 1966;