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Reckless or dangerous driving.
20 & 21 Geo.
Vehicle and Road Traffic.
(g) the fees to be paid in respect of any licence granted under this Ordinance;
(h) the fares which may be charged for the hire of any public vehicle;
(i) granting exclusive rights of maintaining services of public motor vehicles, enforcing the obligations of any persons to whom such rights may be granted, requiring security from such persons and realising such security, the amendment or cancellation of such rights when granted, the fees to be paid in respect of such rights and for the effective control and protection of such services;
(j) contraventions of such regulations (including contraventions of any conditions under which any licence under such regulations may be granted) which shall be offences and prescribing penalties therefor: Provided that no penalty so prescribed shall exceed a fine of five hundred dollars and imprisonment for six months; and
(k) generally carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
4.
(1) If any person drives a motor vehicle on a road recklessly, or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the nature, conditions, and use of the road, and the amount of traffic which is actually at the time, or which might reasonably be expected to be, on the road, he shall be liable-
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars and to such imprisonment as aforesaid;
(b) on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for two years and a fine.
(2) The court or magistrate shall order particulars of any such conviction to be endorsed on any licence to drive a motor vehicle held by the person convicted.
(3) On a second or subsequent conviction under this section the convicting court or magistrate shall exercise the power conferred by this Ordinance of ordering that the
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