Section 123AL: Power of Minister as to giving road safety information and training

123AL. Power of Minister as to giving road safety information and training (1) The Minister, on the advice of the National Road Safety Council— (a) may disseminate information or advice relating to road safety; (b) shall prepare and carry out a programme of measures designed to promote road safety. R27 – 114 (1) [Issue 7] Road Traffic Act (2) The Minister shall— (a) after causing such studies into accidents arising out of the use of vehicles on roads, as he considers desirable, to be carried out, take such measures as appear to the Minister to be appropriate to prevent such accidents, including the dissemination of information and advice relating to the use of roads, the giving of practical training to road users, the construction, improvement, maintenance or repair of roads and other measures taken in the exercise of his powers for controlling, protecting or assisting the movement of traffic on roads; and (b) in the construction of new roads, traffic centres and in the implementation of new traffic schemes, carry out road safety audits and take such measures as appear to the Minister to be appropriate to reduce the possibilities of such accidents when the roads, traffic centres or schemes come into operation. [S. 123AL inserted by s. 5 of Act 9 of 2003 w.e.f. 1 September 2003.]