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(a) who is driving a motor vehicle on a road; or
(b) whom he reasonably suspects to have been the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident on a road; or
(c) whom he reasonably suspects to have committed an offence under this Ordinance or to have contravened the Fixed Penalty (Traffic Contraventions) Ordinance (Cap. 237); or
(d) whom he has reasonable cause to believe has knowingly made a false statement for the purposes of obtaining the grant of the driving licence.
(2) If any condition of a driving licence requires the holder of that licence while driving or learning to drive a motor vehicle to be under the supervision of or to be accompanied by the holder of a driving licence, a police officer or the Commissioner may in the case of a motor vehicle being driven by the holder of such a driving licence as is first mentioned also require any accompanying person to produce his driving licence for examination.
(3) Any person who, upon being required to produce his driving licence under subsection (1)(a), fails to produce-
(a) his driving licence; or
(b) a document issued by the Commissioner indicating that that person has applied for the renewal or a duplicate of his driving licence,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(4) Any person who, upon being required to produce his driving licence under subsection (1), fails to produce his driving licence or a document issued by the Commissioner indicating that that person has applied for the renewal or a duplicate of his driving licence and who further fails to bring either his driving licence or any such document, in person, within 72 hours of such requirement being made, to a police officer at such police station or other official address as is specified at the time commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended 66 of 1984 s. 5)
(5) This section applies to a domestic driving permit, domestic driving licence and international driving licence as it applies to a driving licence.
44. Offence of obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified
(1) A person disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence who-
(a) obtains a driving licence while he is disqualified; or (b) while he is disqualified drives on a road a motor vehicle or, if the disqualification is limited to the driving of a motor vehicle of a particular class, a motor vehicle of that class,
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