Road Traffic Act · s 78

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78.
Power to restrict traffic etc. temporarily
(1) Without prejudice to the duties imposed on the constabulary under the Royal Brunei Police Force Act (Chapter 50) and to section 188 of the Penal Code (Chapter 22), the competent authority may when such authority considers that such action is necessary or expedient —
(a) to prevent danger to the public;
(b) to prevent damage to or obstruction of any road; or
(c) to maintain order or control traffic, by order posted in a conspicuous manner and in such other manner as to such authority appears to be calculated to bring the same to the knowledge of persons likely to be affected thereby, control the use of any road or part thereof by traffic or by any description of traffic and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may appoint the routes entrances and exits by which traffic or any description thereof shall proceed on any particular occasion or approach and depart from any public place and appoint places

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(including, where the owner consents, alienated land) in which traffic or any description thereof shall park or be stationed.
(2) The competent authority shall be the Commissioner of Police and such other persons specified by name or office as the Commissioner of
Police may by order published in the Gazette with the approval of the
Minister, declare to be the competent authority for the purposes of this section in any particular area.
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 77, no order made under subsection (1) shall remain in force for more than 14 days from the date of the making thereof.

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s 78Power to restrict traffic etc. temporarily

(1)

Without prejudice to the duties imposed on the constabulary under the Royal Brunei Police Force Act (Chapter 50) and to section 188 of the Penal Code (Chapter 22), the competent authority may when such authority considers that such action is necessary or expedient —

(a)

to prevent danger to the public;

(b)

to prevent damage to or obstruction of any road; or

(c)

to maintain order or control traffic, by order posted in a conspicuous manner and in such other manner as to such authority appears to be calculated to bring the same to the knowledge of persons likely to be affected thereby, control the use of any road or part thereof by traffic or by any description of traffic and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may appoint the routes entrances and exits by which traffic or any description thereof shall proceed on any particular occasion or approach and depart from any public place and appoint places

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(including, where the owner consents, alienated land) in which traffic or any description thereof shall park or be stationed.

(2)

The competent authority shall be the Commissioner of Police and such other persons specified by name or office as the Commissioner of

Police may by order published in the Gazette with the approval of the

Minister, declare to be the competent authority for the purposes of this section in any particular area.

(3)

Without prejudice to the provisions of section 77, no order made under subsection (1) shall remain in force for more than 14 days from the date of the making thereof.