Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road
31. Failure of driver of vehicle to render assistance to injured person
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Without prejudice to section 33, if any person who has injured any other person on a road, whether by negligence or not, as the result of driving a vehicle, fails to stop such vehicle and render such assistance to the injured person as he may be capable of rendering and as the injured person may need, he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $8,000
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
and imprisonment for one year and, in the case where the injury is caused by the driver of a motor vehicle, the court shall either suspend for a period not exceeding 2 years any driving licence held by the person convicted, or, if such person holds no driving licence, order that for the same period, he shall be disqualified from obtaining a driving licence, unless the court, for special reasons (which shall be set out in the order of the court) thinks fit to order otherwise.
driver
“driver”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the person having control of the steering apparatus thereof, including, in relation to a motorcycle, the rider thereof, and in respect of trailer, means the person driving the motor vehicle by which the trailer is being drawn;
Terms defined in s 2
driver
Defined · s 2“driver”, in relation to a motor vehicle, means the person having control of the steering apparatus thereof, including, in relation to a motorcycle, the rider thereof, and in respect of trailer, means the person driving the motor vehicle by which the trailer is being drawn;
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;
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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