Section 81
Restriction on competitions and speed trials
No competition or trial of speed involving the use of vehicles shall take place on a road without the previous written authority of the Minister in relation to a Federal road, or the appropriate authority in relation to a road other than a Federal road, within the area of such authority.
(2)
Any person who promotes, advertises or assists in the management or supervision of any competition or trial of speed which has not been so approved, 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.
(3)
Any person who takes part in, or any driver or person in charge of any vehicle used in any competition or trial of speed which has not been so approved, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall—
(a)
in the case of a first conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both and if the court thinks fit to order, shall be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of time not exceeding one year;
(b)
in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and if the court thinks fit to order, shall be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of time not exceeding three years.
(4)
Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person committing an offence under subsection (3) and may seize and detain
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for the purposes of proceedings under this Act, any vehicle used in any competition or trial of speed which has not been so approved.