Road Transport Act 1987 [Act 333]   cite [+]

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

  1. Preamble

  2. PART I   PRELIMINARY

    1. 1. Short title, application and commencement
    2. 2. Interpretation
    3. 3. Appointment
    4. 3A. Authorization to Mayor and officers of City Council
    5. 4. Powers of Dato Bandar and traffic wardens
    6. 4A. Powers of police officer and road transport officer
    7. 4B. Powers of Minister to appoint other officers

  3. PART II   CLASSIFICATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND DRIVERS

      Classification of Motor Vehicles

    1. 5. Classification of motor vehicles
    2. 6. Prohibition of motor vehicles not complying with rules

      3. Registration of Motor Vehicles

    3. 7. Registration of motor vehicles and owners
    4. 8. Keeping of register
    5. 9. Keeping of accounts by licensed registrar
    6. 10. Applications for registration
    7. 11. Registration numbers
    8. 12. Inspection of motor vehicles and information to Director General
    9. 13. Procedure on change of possession of motor vehicles
    10. 14. Display of registration number

      11. Licensing of Motor Vehicles

    11. 15. Motor vehicle licences
    12. 16. Requirements for application
    13. 17. Director may refuse to issue motor vehicle licences in certain cases
    14. 18. Effect on licence of altering vehicle
    15. 19. Surrender of motor vehicle licence
    16. 20. Display of motor vehicle licence
    17. 21. Visitors' licence
    18. 22. Motor vehicle trade licences
    19. 23. Other offences in connection with registration and licensing of motor vehicles

      20. Miscellaneous

    20. 24. Recovery of fees
    21. 25. International certificates

      22. Licensing of Motor Drivers

    22. 26. Driving licences
    23. 27. Application for driving licence
    24. 27A. Register of holders of driving licence
    25. 28. Recognition of driving licences of other countries
    26. 29. Tests of competence to drive
    27. 30. Provisions as to physical fitness of applicants for and holders of driving licence
    28. 31. Disqualification for offences
    29. 32. Suspension of driving licence upon disqualification
    30. 33. Application to remove disqualification
    31. 34. Endorsements on driving licence
    32. 34A. Endorsement where driving licence is incorporated in a multipurpose electronic card or device
    33. 35. Power of Director General to suspend or revoke a driving licence
    34. 35A. Power of Director General to revoke a probationary driving licence
    35. 36. Power to suspend driving licence of drug dependant
    36. 37. Licensee may show cause why driving licence should not be suspended or revoked
    37. 38. Endorsement of suspension, revocation or disqualification

      38. Driving and Offences in Connection Therewith

    38. 39. Restriction on driving by young persons
    39. 40. Exceeding speed limit
    40. 41. Causing death by reckless or dangerous driving
    41. 42. Reckless and dangerous driving
    42. 43. Careless and inconsiderate driving
    43. 44. Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs
    44. 45. Being in charge of motor vehicles when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs
    45. 45A. Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit
    46. 45B. Breath test
    47. 45C. Provision of specimen for analysis
    48. 45D. Protection of hospital patient
    49. 45E. Detention
    50. 45F. Evidence in proceedings for an offence under sections 44 and 45 involving intoxicating liquor and section 45A
    51. 45G. Interpretation of sections 44 and 45B to 45F
    52. 46. Driving when suffering from disease or disability
    53. 47. Riding on running boards and obstruction of driver
    54. 48. Obstruction by vehicle on road
    55. 49. Pillion riding
    56. 50. Unlawful interference and importuning
    57. 51. Taking motor vehicle without consent of registered owner
    58. 52. Duty to stop in case of accidents
    59. 53. Power to order appearance in court
    60. 53A. Notice of camera-recorded offences
    61. 53B. Duty to produce name and address of driver
    62. 53C. Duty not to give, publish or disclose information on camera-recorded offence
    63. 54. Application to pedal and electric bicycle cyclists of provisions relating to certain driving offences
    64. 55. Duty to stop vehicles on demand

      65. Licensing of Drivers and Conductors of Public Service Vehicles, Employees Vehicles and Goods Vehicle

    65. 56. Vocational licences
    66. 57. Vocational licence of goods vehicles and employees vehicles

      67. Miscellaneous

    67. 58. Duty to produce driving licence and certificate of insurance
    68. 58A. Change of address
    69. 59. Power to test and prohibit use of vehicles
    70. 60. Power to detain vehicles for inspection
    71. 61. Power to order production of motor vehicle and licence
    72. 62. Power to enter and search premises
    73. 63. Weighing of vehicles
    74. 64. Power to seize motor vehicle
    75. 65. Removal of broken down and abandoned vehicles
    76. 66. Rules

  4. PART IIA   PERIODIC INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

    1. 66A. Inspection certificates required for certain motor vehicles
    2. 66B. Vehicles required to undergo periodic inspection
    3. 66C. Issuance and refusal of inspection certificate
    4. 66D. Display of inspection certificate
    5. 66DA. Recognition of inspection certificates of other countries
    6. 66E. Only person licensed may inspect
    7. 66F. Employment of examiners
    8. 66G. Rules

  5. PART IIB   FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLES

    1. 66H. Foreign motor vehicle entry permit
    2. 66I. Exemption
    3. 66J. Outstanding matters relating to foreign motor vehicle
    4. 66K. Interpretation of sections 66H, 66I and 66J

  6. PART III   ROADS

    1. 67. Interpretation
    2. 68. Highway code
    3. 69. Speed limits
    4. 70. Power to restrict use of vehicles on specified roads
    5. 71. Power to restrict vehicles
    6. 72. Provision of parking places and stands
    7. 73. Reservation of parking place for Diplomatic Missions
    8. 74. Parking place for disabled persons
    9. 75. Pedestrian crossings
    10. 76. Duty of pedestrians to comply with traffic directions
    11. 76A. Authorized left turns
    12. 77. Erection of traffic signs
    13. 78. Power to set up roadblocks
    14. 79. Penalties for neglect of traffic directions and signs
    15. 80. Ropes, etc., across road
    16. 81. Restriction on competitions and speed trials
    17. 82. Forfeiture of vehicles used in competitions and speed trials
    18. 83. Power to erect refuges, subways and footbridges
    19. 84. Power to remove structures from roads
    20. 85. Construction of access and drains and laying of public utility installations to existing roads
    21. 85A. Construction of structures for advertisement, etc.
    22. 86. Restriction of vehicles on bridges
    23. 87. Provisions as to extraordinary traffic
    24. 88. Rules

  7. PART IV   PROVISIONS AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES

    1. 89. Interpretation
    2. 90. Motor vehicle users to be insured against third party risks
    3. 91. Requirements in respect of policies
    4. 92. Furnishing of returns and information by insurers
    5. 93. Requirements in respect of securities
    6. 94. Certain conditions in policies or securities to be of no effect
    7. 95. Avoidance of restrictions on scope of third party risks policies
    8. 96. Duty of insurers to satisfy judgements against persons insured in respect of third party risks
    9. 97. Rights of third parties against insurers
    10. 98. Duty to give necessary information to third parties
    11. 99. Settlement between insurers and insured persons
    12. 100. Bankruptcy, etc., not to affect third party claims
    13. 101. Further rights of third parties against insurer
    14. 102. Surrender of certificate on cancellation of policy
    15. 103. Production of certificates
    16. 104. Insurer to be notified of any occurrence
    17. 105. Deposits
    18. 106. Application of this Part to securities
    19. 107. Rules

  8. PART V   OFFENCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION

    1. 108. False statement
    2. 109. Liability of registered owner and others
    3. 110. Penalty for obstruction and interference
    4. 110A. (Deleted)
    5. 111. Abetment of offences
    6. 112. Powers of arrest, stopping and detention
    7. 113. Powers of the police in investigation
    8. 114. Powers of road transport officers in investigation
    9. 115. Duty to give information and use of statements as evidence
    10. 115A. Duty to give information and power to order appearance in court
    11. 116. (Deleted)
    12. 116A. Jurisdiction of court of First Class Magistrate
    13. 117. Provisions as to evidence
    14. 117A. Evidence and records of previous conviction
    15. 118. Service of notices
    16. 119. General offences and penalties
    17. 119A. Offence committed by body corporate
    18. 119B. Power of Director to refuse or suspend dealing or transactions
    19. 120. Powers to compound
    20. 121. Plea of guilty by letter and compounding shall not affect provision of policy of insurance
    21. 122. Director General to be informed of convictions and compounds
    22. 123. Officers not in uniform to produce identification cards
    23. 124. Payment of licence fees
    24. 124A. Declaration of public body
    25. 125. Minister may authorize any person to carry out functions of Director
    26. 126. Power of Minister to authorize or grant licence
    27. 126A. Revocation
    28. 127. Rules
    29. 127A. Power of the Minister to amend schedules
    30. 128. Repeal, transitional and saving
    31. 129. Power of Minister to make additional transitional provisions, etc.

  1. FIRST SCHEDULE

  2. SECOND SCHEDULE

  3. THIRD SCHEDULE


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