Section 122: Offences
This section is inserted by Act No 19 of 2016, section 8.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
122. Offences
Any person who –
(a) drives, or causes or permits a person to drive, a motor
vehicle or trailer on a road without a certificate of
fitness being in force in respect of that motor vehicle
or trailer;
(b) drives, or causes or permits a person to drive, a motor
vehicle or trailer on a road where the certificate of
fitness in respect of that motor vehicle or trailer is
suspended;
(c) drives, or causes or permits a person to drive, a motor
vehicle or trailer where the use of that motor vehicle
or trailer is prohibited;
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(d) fails to display in a conspicuous place on a motor
vehicle, the certificate of fitness issued in respect of
that motor vehicle;
(e) fails to display in a conspicuous place on a trailer or on
the motor vehicle drawing the trailer, the certificate of
fitness issued in respect of that trailer;
(f) obstructs a police officer, vehicle examiner or road
transport inspector in the discharge of his duties;
(g) when requested by a police officer, vehicle examiner or
road transport inspector, fails to produce the certificate
of fitness in respect of the motor vehicle or trailer of
which he is in charge;
(h) fails to permit a police officer, vehicle examiner or
road transport inspector to inspect his motor vehicle
or trailer;
(i) fails to permit a police officer, vehicle examiner or road
transport inspector to inspect the certificate of fitness
in respect of the motor vehicle or trailer of which he is
in charge;
(j) otherwise fails to comply with this Part,
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine
not exceeding 25,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding one year.
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Questions this section answers
- What is the penalty for driving without a valid certificate of fitness?
- Can I be punished for not showing my certificate of fitness when a police officer asks?
- Is it an offence to obstruct a vehicle examiner doing their job?
- What happens if I drive a vehicle that has been officially prohibited from use?