Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Driving and Other Offences and General Conditions Relating to Use of Motor Vehicles on Road
34. Duty to give information
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the driver of a motor vehicle is alleged or is suspected to be guilty of an offence under this Act or the regulations made thereunder —
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;
the owner of the motor vehicle shall give such information as he may be required by a police officer to give as to the identity and address of the person who was driving the motor vehicle at or about the time of the alleged offence, and as to the driving licence held by
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that person, and if he fails to do so within 7 days of the date on which the information was required from him, he is guilty of an offence unless he proves, to the satisfaction of the court, that he did not know and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained the information required; and
any other person who was or should have been in charge of the motor vehicle shall, if so required as aforesaid, give any information which it is in his power to give, and which may lead to the identification of the driver, and if, within 7 days of the date on which the information was required from him, he fails to do so, he is guilty of an offence.
Any person who wilfully furnishes any false or misleading information under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
A police officer may require any information to be furnished under subsection (1) to be in writing signed by the person required to furnish such information.
Notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary, any information given under this section by any person charged with any offence under this Act or the regulations made thereunder or any offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle may be used as evidence without any proof of signature at the hearing of the charge.
motor vehicle
“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads;
Notwithstanding any other written law to the contrary, any statement made by any person to any police officer that a motor vehicle was on a particular occasion being driven by or belonged to that person or that it belonged to a firm in which such person also stated that he was a partner or to a corporation of which such person stated that he was a director, officer or employee shall be admissible in evidence without any proof of signature for the purpose of determining by whom such motor vehicle was on that occasion being driven or who was in charge of it or to whom it belonged.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Land Transport and includes any Deputy Director appointed under section 3(2);
Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1)
or (2) is liable on conviction to a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.
Terms defined in s 2
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of Land Transport and includes any Deputy Director appointed under section 3(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;
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;
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