Road Traffic Act · s 78A

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78A.
Power to control traffic at assemblies and public resorts
(1) The Commissioner of Police may issue orders, prescribing the routes, entrances and exits by which traffic shall approach or leave any place of assembly or public resort, and prescribing where and the order in which vehicles shall park while waiting at such places.
(2) An order issued under this section may prescribe a parking place upon land in private ownership if the owner or occupier of such land consents.
(3) The Commissioner of Police may, with the consent of the owner or occupier of any place of assembly or public resort, authorise any police officer in uniform to regulate the movement of traffic in such place.
(4) Any person who —
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with an order made under this section; or
(b) neglects or refuses to stop his vehicle or to make it proceed in or keep to a particular line to traffic or neglects or refuses himself to proceed in or keep to a particular line of traffic when directed to do so by a police officer authorised under this section to regulate traffic, is guilty of an offence.
(5) Orders issued under this section shall be published in the Gazette and may be published in such other manner as the Commissioner of Police may think fit.

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s 78APower to control traffic at assemblies and public resorts

(1)

The Commissioner of Police may issue orders, prescribing the routes, entrances and exits by which traffic shall approach or leave any place of assembly or public resort, and prescribing where and the order in which vehicles shall park while waiting at such places.

(2)

An order issued under this section may prescribe a parking place upon land in private ownership if the owner or occupier of such land consents.

(3)

The Commissioner of Police may, with the consent of the owner or occupier of any place of assembly or public resort, authorise any police officer in uniform to regulate the movement of traffic in such place.

(4)

Any person who —

(a)

contravenes or fails to comply with an order made under this section; or

(b)

neglects or refuses to stop his vehicle or to make it proceed in or keep to a particular line to traffic or neglects or refuses himself to proceed in or keep to a particular line of traffic when directed to do so by a police officer authorised under this section to regulate traffic, is guilty of an offence.

(5)

Orders issued under this section shall be published in the Gazette and may be published in such other manner as the Commissioner of Police may think fit.

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