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Friday, December 22, 1972
One of the revised sections obliges registered owners of vehicles
and other people to furnish to the police particulars of the identity of the
driver of a vehicle at the time of a suspected offence under the Ordinance.
A demand for such information may be made orally or in writing within
three months after the date of the alleged offence.
The information must be given to a specified police officer within
twenty one days after the date of the demand.
If the demand is made in writing, the information must be given in
the form of a written statement signed by the person making it.
Failure to comply with such a demand will be an offence carrying a
maximum penalty of a fine of $2,000 and six months imprisonment.
Under the other revised section, a statement given in response to
such a demand will be admissible as evidence in proceedings for an offence
under the Ordinance if it is signed by the person charged with the offence.
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