Road Traffic Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · General
97. Appeals
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person who —
person
“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;
is dissatisfied with the exercise of any discretion conferred on any officer other than the Director by this Act or any regulations made thereunder other than a discretion the exercise of which such person may require the Director to confirm;
is dissatisfied with any decision confirmed by, or any order, action or decision of the Director either as to the carrying out of or the meaning of any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made thereunder; or
is dissatisfied with any decision of the Licensing Authority or of a district Licensing Authority to which the provisions for appeal contained in section 70 are inapplicable or with the decision of any other person or body in whom a discretion may be vested by any regulations or rules made under section 92 or 93 respectively, may within 21 days thereof appeal to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan in Council in the prescribed manner.
For the purposes of this section, “prescribed” means prescribed by any written law including any Act replacing the Interpretation and
General Clauses Act (Chapter 4) or if no manner is so prescribed then by petition in writing.
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);
Licensing Authority
Defined · s 2“Licensing Authority” means the Motor Transport Licensing Authority established under section 49;
person
Defined · s 2“person” shall have the meaning assigned to it by the Interpretation and General Clauses Act;