Section 20: Offences relating to registration marks

Road Traffic Act · PART II: REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS

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20. Offences relating to registration marks (1) Where a registration mark is fixed and maintained— (a) in contravention of this Act; or (b) in such a way as to be obscured, rendered or allowed to become not easily distinguishable, the driver of the motor vehicle or trailer and its owner shall commit an offence. (2) It shall be a defence for any person prosecuted under subsection (1) (b) to prove that he has taken all steps reasonably practicable to prevent the mark from being obscured or rendered not easily distinguishable. PART IIA – PROVISIONS RELATING TO VEHICLE CRIME [Part IIA inserted by s. 4 of Act 21 of 2011 w.e.f. 1 November 2011.]

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