Section 123N: Protective helmets
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.
123N. Protective helmets
(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing the types, including
shape and construction, of protective helmets to be worn by persons riding
motorcycles and autocycles so as to afford protection to such persons from
injury in the event of accident.
(2) No person shall import, sell, offer for sale or have in his possession
for sale a protective helmet which is not of a type prescribed under this
section.
(3) No person shall—
(a) ride a motorcycle or an autocycle; or
(b) ride a motorcycle or an autocycle as a pillion rider,
unless he wears securely on his head a protective helmet of a type
prescribed under this section.
(4) No person shall wear a full face protective helmet unless he is(cid:178)(cid:3)
(a) riding a motorcycle or an autocycle; or
(b) riding a motorcycle or an autocycle as a pillion rider.
(5) Any person who contravenes this section shall commit an offence
and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.
[S. 123N inserted by s. 5 of Act 9 of 2003 w.e.f. 1 September 2003; repealed and replaced by
s. 4 of Act 29 of 2008 w.e.f. 15 October 2009.]
123O. [EDITORIAL NOTE: Section 123O omitted in s. 5 of Act 9 of 2003.]
[Issue 9] R27 – 104 (4)
Revised Laws of Mauritius
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Questions this section answers
- Do I have to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle or autocycle?
- Can I wear a full face helmet if I am not riding a motorcycle or autocycle?
- What is the penalty for riding a motorcycle without an approved helmet?