Section 163: Offences
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.
163. Offences
(1) (a) Any person who, without lawful excuse—
(i) refuses or neglects to do anything he is, by this Act, required to
do;
(ii) fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him
under this Act; or
(iii) contravenes this Act,
shall commit an offence.
(b) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall, on
conviction, be liable, where no special penalty is provided, to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
12 months.
(2) (a) Where this Act requires that notice of a change of ownership of a
motor vehicle shall be given to the prescribed person and the notice is not
given, the person who fails to comply with that provision shall commit an
offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000
rupees.
(b) The offender shall, in addition, be liable to a fine not exceeding
500 rupees in respect of each day after the conviction during which failure
to comply with the provision continues.
[S. 163 amended by Act 5 of 1999; s. 11 of Act 46 of 2002 w.e.f. 15 May 2003.]
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Questions this section answers
- What is the default penalty for breaking a rule in this Act that has no specific penalty of its own?
- What is the fine for failing to report a change of vehicle ownership, and does it increase daily?