Section 68: Production of certificate of insurance

68. Production of certificate of insurance (1) (a) A person driving a motor vehicle on a road shall, on being so required by a police officer— (i) give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle; and (ii) produce his certificate. (b) Subject to paragraph (c), any person who fails to comply with paragraph (a) shall commit an offence. (c) Where the driver of a motor vehicle, within 5 days after the date on which the production of his certificate was required under paragraph (a), produces the certificate in person at such police station as may have been specified by him at the time its production was required, he shall not commit an offence under paragraph (b) by reason only of the failure to produce his certificate to the police officer. (2) (a) Where owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road— (i) an accident occurs involving personal injury to another person; and (ii) the driver of the vehicle does not at the time produce his certificate to a police officer or to some person who, having reasonable grounds for so doing, has required its production, the driver shall, as soon as possible and in any case within 24 hours of the occurrence of the accident, report the accident at a police station or to a police officer and produce his certificate. (b) Subject to paragraph (c), any driver who fails to comply with paragraph (a) shall commit an offence. (c) A person shall not commit an offence under paragraph (b) by reason only of failure to produce his certificate if, within 5 days after the occurrence of the accident, he produces his certificate in person at such police station as may be specified by him at the time the accident was reported. [Issue 1] R27 – 58 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) (a) The owner of a motor vehicle shall give such information as he may be required by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Police to give for the purpose of determining whether the motor vehicle was or was not being driven in contravention of section 55 on any occasion when the driver was required under this section to produce his certificate. (b) Any owner who fails to comply with paragraph (a) shall commit an offence. (4) In this section, “produce his certificate” means produce for examination— (a) the relevant certificate of insurance or certificate of security; or (b) such other evidence that the motor vehicle is not or was not being driven in contravention of section 55 as may be prescribed.