Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road
26A. Immediate suspension of driving licence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a person drives or is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place —
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
whilst under the influence of drink, a drug or an intoxicating substance in contravention of section 26(1);
whilst he has so much alcohol in his body that the proportion of it in his breath or blood exceeds the prescribed limit; or
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without a policy of insurance or other security in respect of third party risks in contravention of section 3(1) of the
Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act (Chapter 90), and whilst so driving or being in charge causes death or serious injury to any other person, a licensing officer may, where the first-mentioned person has been charged for that offence, suspend his driving licence from the date he was charged, and such suspension shall remain in force until the offence has been tried and determined by the court.
A licensing officer shall, when suspending a driving licence of a person under subsection (1), give to him a notice in writing informing him that it has been suspended until the charge has been tried and determined by the court and requiring him forthwith to surrender his driving licence.
licensing officer
“licensing officer” includes the Director, and any licensing officer appointed under section 3;
A person who without reasonable cause or excuse refuses or fails to surrender his driving licence to a licensing officer under subsection (2)
is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000, imprisonment for 12 months or both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $10,000, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
Any person whose driving licence has been suspended under this section shall not during the period of suspension drive or be in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place under any other driving licence granted by any authority or otherwise.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
Any person who drives or is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place when his driving licence has been suspended under this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $5,000, imprisonment for 12 months or both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $10,000, imprisonment for 3 years or both.
road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
A person to whom a notice has been given under subsection (2)
may appeal against the notice to the Minister whose decision is final.
In subsection (1), “serious injury” means any injury which cause or caused a person to be, for a period of at least 7 days, in severe bodily pain or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.
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traffic
“traffic” includes vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, and bodies of troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
Terms defined in s 2
licensing officer
Defined · s 2“licensing officer” includes the Director, and any licensing officer appointed under section 3;
motor vehicle
Defined · s 2“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
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;
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