Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part III · Roads
78. Power to set up roadblocks
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding anything contained in any other law, any police officer in uniform authorized in writing by a senior police officer of the rank of Inspector and above, including a probationary
police officer
“police officer” includes an extra police officer, a volunteer reserve police officer or an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Act 1967;
Inspector, or any road transport officer in uniform authorized in writing by the Director, may, if he considers it necessary so to do for the enforcement of this Act, erect or place or cause to be erected or placed any barrier as prescribed on or across any road in such manner as he may think fit; and any such officer may take all reasonable measures to prevent any vehicle from being driven past any such barrier, including any measure to pursue and stop any such vehicle where, having regard to the attendant circumstances at a given moment of time, it is apparent that if such measure is not taken the escape of such vehicle to avoid detection or otherwise is likely to be imminent.
road transport officer
“road transport officer” means any person appointed to be a road transport officer under section 3;
Any person who fails to comply with any reasonable signal of a police officer in uniform or a road transport officer in uniform requiring such person or vehicle to stop before reaching any such barrier or attempts to cross or knock any such barrier, 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.
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;
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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;
No officer shall be liable for any loss, injury or damage caused to any person or property consequent upon his taking the steps mentioned in subsection (1).