Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road
32. Information to be given in case of driving offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If any person has reasonable grounds for believing that the driver of any motor vehicle has committed an offence under section 24, 26, 28, 29
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
or 31, he may, in the absence of a police officer, and either at the time of the occurrence of the event which gave rise to such belief or within a reasonable time thereafter, require any person who is or was in any way connected with such vehicle at the time of such occurrence to furnish him his name and address, and, if such last-mentioned person fails to comply with such requirement or furnishes a false name and address, he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000.
vehicle
“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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road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
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;
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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