Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road
24. Speed
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who drives a motor vehicle of any class or description on any road within an area specified in Schedule 1 at a speed greater than the speed specified in or by virtue of such Schedule as the
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
Road Traffic maximum speed within such area for vehicles of that class or description is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $600
road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
and not exceeding $2,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of not less than $600 and not exceeding $4,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, by regulations amend the provisions of Schedule 1 and the regulations therein contained.
A person prosecuted for driving a motor vehicle on a road at a speed exceeding a speed limit imposed under subsection (1) shall not be liable to be convicted solely on the evidence of one witness to the effect that in the opinion of the witness the person prosecuted was driving the vehicle at a speed exceeding that limit.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
Any person who aids, abets, counsels or procures any person who is employed by him to drive a motor vehicle on a road, whether as registered owner or as the temporary possessor of the use of a motor vehicle under a hiring agreement, to commit an offence under this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $4,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $8,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.
owner
“owner” means the person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered by a licensing officer: Provided that in the case of a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the term means the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement;
On a second or subsequent conviction under this section, the court shall order —
particulars of such conviction to be endorsed on any licence to drive a motor vehicle held by the person convicted; and
that such person be disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence to drive any motor vehicle for such period not being less than 3 months from the date of such conviction as the court may think proper unless the court, for special reasons (which shall be set out in the order of the court) thinks fit to order otherwise.
Terms defined in s 2
motor vehicle
Defined · s 2“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” means the person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered by a licensing officer: Provided that in the case of a vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase agreement, the term means the person in possession of the vehicle under that agreement;
person
Defined · s 2“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
road
Defined · s 2“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
traffic
Defined · s 2“traffic” includes vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, and bodies of troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
vehicle
Defined · s 2“vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, constructed, adapted or capable of being used on roads, whether mechanically propelled or not.
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