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41. Driving in excess of speed limit
(1) A person who drives a vehicle on a road at a speed exceeding- (Amended 80 of 1988 s. 9)
(a) 50 km an hour or such other speed limit as may be in force on
that road under section 40; or
(b) 70 km an hour as provided for in section 40(5),
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $4,000.
(2) (Repealed 43 of 1986 s. 2)
42. Driving without a licence, etc.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless he is the holder of a driving licence in respect of a vehicle of the class of vehicle which he is driving.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless he has with him at the time he is driving 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.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall suffer or permit a motor vehicle to be driven by a person who is not the holder of a driving licence of the class to which such vehicle belongs:
Provided that in any proceedings under this subsection it shall not be necessary to allege or to prove that the person charged knew that the driver was not the holder of a driving licence and it shall be no defence to prove that the person charged did not know that the driver was not the holder of a driving licence. (Amended 66 of 1987 s. 2)
(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (3) commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a first conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction or of a conviction subsequent to a conviction under section 5(4) or (5) of the repealed Ordinance to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a first conviction to a fine of $1,000, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction or of a conviction subsequent to a conviction under section 5(4A) of the repealed Ordinance to a fine of $2,000.
43. Enforcement powers of a police
officer or the Commissioner
(1) A police officer or the Commissioner may require the production for examination of the driving licence of any person-
38
CAP. 374]
Road Traffic
[1989 Ed.
41. Driving in excess of speed limit
(1) A person who drives a vehicle on a road at a speed exceeding- (Amended 80 of 1988 s. 9)
(a) 50 km an hour or such other speed limit as may be in force on
that road under section 40; or
(b) 70 km an hour as provided for in section 40(5),
commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $4,000.
(2) (Repealed 43 of 1986 s. 2)
42. Driving without a licence, etc.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless he is the holder of a driving licence in respect of a vehicle of the class of vehicle which he is driving.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a road unless he has with him at the time he is driving 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.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by this Ordinance, no person shall suffer or permit a motor vehicle to be driven by a person who is not the holder of a driving licence of the class to which such vehicle belongs:
Provided that in any proceedings under this subsection it shall not be necessary to allege or to prove that the person charged knew that the driver was not the holder of a driving licence and it shall be no defence to prove that the person charged did not know that the driver was not the holder of a driving licence. (Amended 66 of 1987 s. 2)
(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (3) commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a first conviction to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction or of a conviction subsequent to a conviction under section 5(4) or (5) of the repealed Ordinance to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a first conviction to a fine of $1,000, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction or of a conviction subsequent to a conviction under section 5(4A) of the repealed Ordinance to a fine of $2,000.
43. Enforcement powers of a police
officer or the Commissioner
(1) A police officer or the Commissioner may require the production for examination of the driving licence of any person-
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