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Road Traffic
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a conviction subsequent to a conviction under section 13 of the repealed Ordinance to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
[cf. 1972 c. 20 s. 19(1) U.K.]
48. Offences by pedestrians
A pedestrian who in using any road, or a person who by driving a rickshaw on any road, negligently endangers his own safety or that of any other person commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $500.
49. Tampering with motor vehicles
If a person otherwise than with lawful authority or reasonable excuse gets on to a vehicle or tampers with any part of the vehicle, he commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months.
[cf. 1972 c. 20 s. 29 U.K.]
50. Interfering with traffic signs or road markings
Any person who without the consent of the Commissioner, Commissioner of Police or Director of Highways (Amended L.N. 127 of 1986)
(a) moves, damages or interferes in any way with any traffic sign or prescribed traffic sign; or
(b) obscures, defaces, alters or obliterates any road marking or prescribed road marking,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
51. Prohibition of unauthorized signs or markings
(1) A person who other than
(a) in accordance with a permit issued under this Ordinance; or
(b) in order to comply with any enactment or the road users' code or any code of practice under section 109, (Amended 66 of 1984 s.6)
places, causes or permits to be placed, in, on or near a road or on a building any traffic sign or road marking commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) The Commissioner may by notice in writing require any person who has placed or caused to be placed any such road marking or traffic sign to remove the same, and, if such person fails to comply with such notice, the Commissioner may cause the road marking to be obliterated or removed, or the traffic sign to be removed, as the case may be, and thereupon the road marking