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Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Public Service Vehicles and Franchises
Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Public Service Vehicles and Franchises
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
There shall be established a Motor Transport Licensing
Authority which shall consist of —
the Director, who shall be the chairman;
the Commissioner of Police;
the Director General of Public Works; and
one other official and not less than four unofficial members
(in this section referred to as appointed members) approved by
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.
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His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may appoint a person to be secretary to the Licensing Authority.
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
The Director may, in his absence from any meeting, be represented by a public officer appointed by him in writing on that behalf;
Director
“Director” means the Director of Land Transport and includes any Deputy Director appointed under section 3(2);
and such officer shall, if so appointed by the Director, act as chairman for that meeting.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Land Transport and includes any Deputy Director appointed under section 3(2);
Licensing Authority
“Licensing Authority” means the Motor Transport Licensing Authority established under section 49;
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
traffic
“traffic” includes vehicles of every description, pedestrians, processions, and bodies of troops and all animals being ridden, driven or led;
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