Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part II · Classification, Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles and Drivers
39. Restriction on driving by young persons
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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;
No person under seventeen years of age shall drive a motor vehicle other than a motor cycle or an invalid carriage on a 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;
No person under twenty-one years of age shall drive a tractor heavy, tractor light, mobile machinery heavy, mobile machinery light, motor car heavy or public service vehicle on a road:
public service vehicle
“public service vehicle” shall have the same meaning as assigned to that expression in the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 and the Land Public Transport Act 2010;
Provided that where a tractor is used solely as a prime mover for machinery or implements used in the cultivation of land, a person over eighteen years of age, who is licensed to drive motor cars, may drive such tractor on a road for the purpose of moving it from one cultivation area to another.
A person prohibited by this section by reason of his age from driving a motor vehicle or a motor vehicle of any class shall for the purposes of this Part be disqualified from holding or obtaining any driving licence other than a licence to drive such motor vehicle, if any, as he is not by this section forbidden to drive.
driving licence
“driving licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted or deemed to be granted under Part II and includes a learner’s driving licence and a probationary driving licence granted under section 29;
Any person who drives, or causes or permits any person to drive, a motor vehicle in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.