Section 63
Weighing of vehicles
It shall be lawful for any police officer authorized in writing in that behalf by a Chief Police Officer or a Commissioner of Police, any traffic warden authorized in writing in that behalf by the Dato Bandar or the Perbadanan Putrajaya, any road transport officer authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General, any officer of the
Public Works Department authorized in writing in that behalf by the
Director General of Public Works or the State Director of Public
Works, or any officer of the Highway Authority Malaysia authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General of Highway
Authority Malaysia, to require the person in charge of any motor
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vehicle to allow the motor vehicle to be weighed by such officer or any other person authorized to conduct weighing, either laden or unladen, and the weight transmitted to the road by any part of the motor vehicle in contact with the road to be tested and, for that purpose, to proceed to a weighing machine, and if any person in charge of any motor vehicle refuses or neglects to comply with any such requirement, or removes its load or any part thereof before such motor vehicle is duly weighed, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than two thousand ringgit and not more than ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(2)
If so required by the person in charge of the motor vehicle, the authorized officer or person shall, upon the completion of the weighing of such vehicle, issue to that person a duplicate or copy of the weight certificate in respect of such weighing:
Provided that it shall not be lawful for any such officer or person to require the person in charge of the motor vehicle to unload the motor vehicle for the purpose of being weighed unladen.