ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987 (Act 333) index
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1987
(Act 333)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, application and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Appointment
3a. Authorization to Mayor and officers of City Council
4. Powers of Dato Bandar and traffic wardens
PART II
CLASSIFICATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND DRIVERS
Classification of Motor Vehicles
5. Classification of motor vehicles
6. Prohibition of motor vehicles not complying with rules
Registration of Motor Vehicles
7. Registration of motor vehicles and owners
8. Keeping of register
9. Keeping of accounts by licensed registrar
10. Applications for registration
11. Registration numbers
11a. Person may propose own registration number
12. Inspection of motor vehicles and information to Director General
13. Procedure on change of possession of motor vehicles
14. Display of registration number
Licensing of Motor Vehicles
15. Motor vehicle licences
16. Requirements for application
17. Director may refuse to issue motor vehicle licences in certain cases
18. Effect on licence of altering vehicle
19. Surrender of motor vehicle licence
20. Display of motor vehicle licence
21. Visitors’ licence
22. Motor vehicle trade licences
23. Other offences in connection with registration and licensing of motor vehicles
Miscellaneous
24. Recovery of fees
25. International certificates
Licensing of Motor Drivers
26. Driving licences
27. Application for driving licence
28. Recognition of driving licences of other countries
29. Tests of competence to drive
30. Provisions as to physical fitness of applicants for and holders of driving licence
31. Disqualification for offences
32. Suspension of driving licence upon disqualification
33. Application to remove disqualification
34. Endorsements on driving licence
35. Power of Director General to suspend or revoke a driving licence
35a. Power of Director General to revoke a probationary driving licence
36. Power to suspend driving licence of drug dependant
37. Licensee may show cause why driving licence should not be suspended or revoked
38. Surrender and return of driving licence Driving and Offences in Connection Therewith
39. Restriction on driving by young persons
40. Exceeding speed limit
41. Causing death by reckless or dangerous driving
42. Reckless and dangerous driving
43. Careless and inconsiderate driving
44. Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs
45. Being in charge of motor vehicles when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs
45a. Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit
45b. Breath test
45c. Provision of specimen for analysis
45d. Protection of hospital patient
45e. Detention
45f. Evidence in proceedings for an offence under sections 44 and 45 involving intoxicating liquor and section 45a
45g. Interpretation of sections 44 and 45b to 45f
46. Driving when suffering from disease or disability
47. Riding on running boards and obstruction of driver
48. Obstruction by vehicle on road
49. Pillion riding
50. Unlawful interference and importuning
51. Taking motor vehicle without consent of registered owner
52. Duty to stop in case of accidents
53. Power to order appearance in court
54. Application to pedal cyclists of provisions relating to certain driving offences
55. Duty to stop vehicles on demand
56. Vocational licences
57. Vocational licence of goods vehicles and employees vehicles
Miscellaneous
58. Duty to produce driving licence and certificate of insurance
59. Power to test and prohibit use of vehicles
60. Power to detain vehicles for inspection
61. Power to order production of motor vehicle and licence
62. Power to enter and search premises
63. Weighing of vehicles
64. Power to seize motor vehicles
65. Removal of broken down and abandoned vehicles
66. Rules
PART IIA
PERIODIC INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
66a. Inspection certificates required for certain motor vehicles
66b. Vehicles required to undergo periodic inspection
66c. Issuance and refusal of inspection certificate
66d. Display of inspection certificate
66e. Only person licensed may inspect
66f. Employment of examiners
66g. Rules
PART III ROADS
67. Interpretation
68. Highway code
69. Speed limits
70. Power to restrict use of vehicles on specified roads
71. Power to restrict vehicles
72. Provision of parking places and stands
73. Reservation of parking place for Diplomatic Missions
74. Parking place for disabled persons
75. Pedestrian crossings
76. Duty of pedestrians to comply with traffic directions
77. Erection of traffic signs
78. Power to set up roadblocks
79. Penalties for neglect of traffic directions and signs
80. Ropes, etc., across road
81. Restriction on competitions and speed trials
82. Forfeiture of vehicles used in competitions and speed trials
83. Power to erect refuges, subways and foot-bridges
84. Power to remove structures from roads
85. Construction of access and drains and laying of public utility installations to existing roads
85a. Construction of structures for advertisement, etc.
86. Restriction of vehicles on bridges
87. Provisions as to extraordinary traffic
88. Rules
PART IV
PROVISIONS AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
89. Interpretation
90. Motor vehicle users to be insured against third party risks
91. Requirements in respect of policies
92. Furnishing of returns and information by insurers
93. Requirements in respect of securities
94. Certain conditions in policies or securities to be of no effect
95. Avoidance of restrictions on scope of third party risks policies
96. Duty of insurers to satisfy judgements against persons insured in respect of third party risks
97. Rights of third parties against insurers
98. Duty to give necessary information to third parties
99. Settlement between insurers and insured persons
100. Bankruptcy, etc., not to affect third party claims
101. Further rights of third parties against insurer
102. Surrender of certificate on cancellation of policy
103. Production of certificates
104. Insurer to be notified of any occurrence
105. Deposits
106. Application of this Part to securities
107. Rules
PART V
OFFENCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
108. False statement
109. Liability of registered owner and others
110. Penalty for obstruction and interference
111. Abetment of offences
112. Powers of arrest, stopping and detention
113. Powers of the police in investigation
114. Powers of road transport officers in investigation
115. Duty to give information and use of statements as evidence
116. (Repealed)
116a. Jurisdiction of court of First Class Magistrate
117. Provisions as to evidence
117a. Evidence and records of previous conviction
118. Service and signature of notices
119. General offences and penalties
119a. Offence committed by body corporate
120. Powers to compound
121. Plea of guilty by letter and compounding shall not affect provision of policy of insurance
122. Director General to be informed of convictions and compounds
123. Officers not in uniform to produce identification cards
124. Payment of licence fees
124a. Declaration of public body
125. Minister may authorize any person to carry out functions of Director
126. Power of the Minister to authorize or grant licence
126a. Revocation
127. Rules
128. Repeal, transitional and saving
129. Power of Minister to make additional transitional provisions, etc.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, application and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Appointment
3a. Authorization to Mayor and officers of City Council
4. Powers of Dato Bandar and traffic wardens
PART II
CLASSIFICATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND DRIVERS
Classification of Motor Vehicles
5. Classification of motor vehicles
6. Prohibition of motor vehicles not complying with rules
Registration of Motor Vehicles
7. Registration of motor vehicles and owners
8. Keeping of register
9. Keeping of accounts by licensed registrar
10. Applications for registration
11. Registration numbers
11a. Person may propose own registration number
12. Inspection of motor vehicles and information to Director General
13. Procedure on change of possession of motor vehicles
14. Display of registration number
Licensing of Motor Vehicles
15. Motor vehicle licences
16. Requirements for application
17. Director may refuse to issue motor vehicle licences in certain cases
18. Effect on licence of altering vehicle
19. Surrender of motor vehicle licence
20. Display of motor vehicle licence
21. Visitors’ licence
22. Motor vehicle trade licences
23. Other offences in connection with registration and licensing of motor vehicles
Miscellaneous
24. Recovery of fees
25. International certificates
Licensing of Motor Drivers
26. Driving licences
27. Application for driving licence
28. Recognition of driving licences of other countries
29. Tests of competence to drive
30. Provisions as to physical fitness of applicants for and holders of driving licence
31. Disqualification for offences
32. Suspension of driving licence upon disqualification
33. Application to remove disqualification
34. Endorsements on driving licence
35. Power of Director General to suspend or revoke a driving licence
35a. Power of Director General to revoke a probationary driving licence
36. Power to suspend driving licence of drug dependant
37. Licensee may show cause why driving licence should not be suspended or revoked
38. Surrender and return of driving licence Driving and Offences in Connection Therewith
39. Restriction on driving by young persons
40. Exceeding speed limit
41. Causing death by reckless or dangerous driving
42. Reckless and dangerous driving
43. Careless and inconsiderate driving
44. Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs
45. Being in charge of motor vehicles when under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs
45a. Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above prescribed limit
45b. Breath test
45c. Provision of specimen for analysis
45d. Protection of hospital patient
45e. Detention
45f. Evidence in proceedings for an offence under sections 44 and 45 involving intoxicating liquor and section 45a
45g. Interpretation of sections 44 and 45b to 45f
46. Driving when suffering from disease or disability
47. Riding on running boards and obstruction of driver
48. Obstruction by vehicle on road
49. Pillion riding
50. Unlawful interference and importuning
51. Taking motor vehicle without consent of registered owner
52. Duty to stop in case of accidents
53. Power to order appearance in court
54. Application to pedal cyclists of provisions relating to certain driving offences
55. Duty to stop vehicles on demand
56. Vocational licences
57. Vocational licence of goods vehicles and employees vehicles
Miscellaneous
58. Duty to produce driving licence and certificate of insurance
59. Power to test and prohibit use of vehicles
60. Power to detain vehicles for inspection
61. Power to order production of motor vehicle and licence
62. Power to enter and search premises
63. Weighing of vehicles
64. Power to seize motor vehicles
65. Removal of broken down and abandoned vehicles
66. Rules
PART IIA
PERIODIC INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
66a. Inspection certificates required for certain motor vehicles
66b. Vehicles required to undergo periodic inspection
66c. Issuance and refusal of inspection certificate
66d. Display of inspection certificate
66e. Only person licensed may inspect
66f. Employment of examiners
66g. Rules
PART III ROADS
67. Interpretation
68. Highway code
69. Speed limits
70. Power to restrict use of vehicles on specified roads
71. Power to restrict vehicles
72. Provision of parking places and stands
73. Reservation of parking place for Diplomatic Missions
74. Parking place for disabled persons
75. Pedestrian crossings
76. Duty of pedestrians to comply with traffic directions
77. Erection of traffic signs
78. Power to set up roadblocks
79. Penalties for neglect of traffic directions and signs
80. Ropes, etc., across road
81. Restriction on competitions and speed trials
82. Forfeiture of vehicles used in competitions and speed trials
83. Power to erect refuges, subways and foot-bridges
84. Power to remove structures from roads
85. Construction of access and drains and laying of public utility installations to existing roads
85a. Construction of structures for advertisement, etc.
86. Restriction of vehicles on bridges
87. Provisions as to extraordinary traffic
88. Rules
PART IV
PROVISIONS AGAINST THIRD PARTY RISKS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
89. Interpretation
90. Motor vehicle users to be insured against third party risks
91. Requirements in respect of policies
92. Furnishing of returns and information by insurers
93. Requirements in respect of securities
94. Certain conditions in policies or securities to be of no effect
95. Avoidance of restrictions on scope of third party risks policies
96. Duty of insurers to satisfy judgements against persons insured in respect of third party risks
97. Rights of third parties against insurers
98. Duty to give necessary information to third parties
99. Settlement between insurers and insured persons
100. Bankruptcy, etc., not to affect third party claims
101. Further rights of third parties against insurer
102. Surrender of certificate on cancellation of policy
103. Production of certificates
104. Insurer to be notified of any occurrence
105. Deposits
106. Application of this Part to securities
107. Rules
PART V
OFFENCES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
108. False statement
109. Liability of registered owner and others
110. Penalty for obstruction and interference
111. Abetment of offences
112. Powers of arrest, stopping and detention
113. Powers of the police in investigation
114. Powers of road transport officers in investigation
115. Duty to give information and use of statements as evidence
116. (Repealed)
116a. Jurisdiction of court of First Class Magistrate
117. Provisions as to evidence
117a. Evidence and records of previous conviction
118. Service and signature of notices
119. General offences and penalties
119a. Offence committed by body corporate
120. Powers to compound
121. Plea of guilty by letter and compounding shall not affect provision of policy of insurance
122. Director General to be informed of convictions and compounds
123. Officers not in uniform to produce identification cards
124. Payment of licence fees
124a. Declaration of public body
125. Minister may authorize any person to carry out functions of Director
126. Power of the Minister to authorize or grant licence
126a. Revocation
127. Rules
128. Repeal, transitional and saving
129. Power of Minister to make additional transitional provisions, etc.
