Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · General
90. Offences
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act or any order, requirement or direction sanctioned hereby or the conditions of any franchise
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
Road Traffic or licence issued is guilty of an offence, and if no penalty is otherwise provided by this Act is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment for 3 months:
road
“road” means any highway and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;
Provided that nothing in this section shall authorise criminal proceedings against any public officer upon whom any duty is imposed by this Act in respect of such breach of duty.
Terms defined in s 2
franchise
Defined · s 2“franchise” includes — (a) the grant either of an exclusive right to maintain a public service of road transport within a regulated area or part thereof, or the right to operate, within a regulated area or part thereof, a public service of road transport by a vehicle or vehicles for which a public service vehicle licence is required which is not available to all persons holding licences of the same class: Provided that a right granted is deemed to be a franchise for the purpose of this part of this definition notwithstanding that it does not exclude the Government or persons to whom an exemption has been granted and notwithstanding that it may cease to be exclusive by virtue of the exercise by the Licensing Authority of the powers conferred by this Act or by any franchise issued hereunder; and (b) whether or not paragraph (a) applies, the grant of the right under section 64 to operate within a regulated area or part thereof a stage carriage of any class or description of public service vehicle to which section 64 from time to time applies;
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;