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ROAD TRANSPORT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016

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Type: Amendment Act
Status: In force
Enacted: 2016
Sections: 16
Languages: MS · EN

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About this amendment act

ROAD TRANSPORT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1512 2016, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2016.

Opening note

Preamble

An Act to amend the Road Transport Act 1987. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement

Section 1

(2)

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.

Amendment of section 2

Section 2

The Road Transport Act 1987 [Act 333], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—

(a)

by inserting after the definition of “certificate of insurance”

the following definition:

‘ “Chairman of a Municipal Council” means the

Chairman of a Municipal Council referred to in section 2 of the Local Government Ordinance 1961

[Sabah No. 11 of 1991] and subsection 2(1) of the

Local Authorities Ordinance 1996 [Sarawak Cap. 20]

and includes the Deputy Chairman of the Municipal

Council;’;

(b)

in the definition of “traffic warden”—

(i)

by substituting for the words “or the Perbadanan

Putrajaya” the words “, the Perbadanan Putrajaya, the

President of a Municipal Council or the Chairman of a Municipal Council”; and

(ii)

in the national language text, by substituting for the full stop a semicolon; and

(c)

by inserting after the definition of “President” the following definition:

‘ “President of a Municipal Council” means the

President as defined in section 2 of the Local Government

Act 1976 [Act 171].’.

Amendment of section 3

Section 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in the national language text, in subsection (4), by substituting for the word “beberapa” the words “sekian bilangan”; and

(b)

by inserting after subsection (4a) the following subsection:

“(4b) The President of a Municipal Council or the

Chairman of a Municipal Council may appoint such number of persons in the service of the Municipal

Council as he considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act to be traffic wardens and may, after consultation with the Inspector General of

Police, prescribe uniforms for such officers.”.

Amendment of section 3a

Section 4

Section 3a of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by substituting for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:

“Authorization to Mayor, President of a Municipal

Council, Chairman of a Municipal Council, officers of City Council or Municipal Council, etc.”;

Road Transport (Amendment)

(b)

by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:

“(3a) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, upon application being made by the

President of a Municipal Council or the Chairman of a Municipal Council, authorize the President of the

Municipal Council, the Chairman of the Municipal

Council and the officers or persons in the service of the Municipal Council to exercise the powers conferred and to perform the duties imposed by this Act on the

President of the Municipal Council, the Chairman of the Municipal Council or traffic warden, as the case may be.

(3b)

An order made under subsection (3a) may limit the powers to be conferred on and the duties to be performed by the President of a Municipal Council, the Chairman of a Municipal Council and the officers or persons in the service of the Municipal Council.

(3c)

Upon authorization being made under subsection (3a), the President of a Municipal Council, the Chairman of a Municipal Council and the officers or persons in the service of the Municipal Council may exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by this Act on the President of a Municipal

Council, the Chairman of a Municipal Council or traffic warden, as the case may be.”; and

(c)

in subsection (4)—

(i)

by substituting for the full stop a semicolon; and

(ii)

by inserting after the definition of “Mayor of a

City Council” the following definition:

‘ “Municipal Council” means a Municipal

Council for a local authority area that has been declared and determined in accordance with paragraph 3(d) of the Local Government

Act 1976, paragraph 6(1)(cc) of the

Local Government Ordinance 1961 and paragraph 3(1)(e) of the Local Authorities

Ordinance 1996.’.

Substitution of section 4

Section 5

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 4

the following section:

“Powers and duties of Dato Bandar, the Perbadanan

Quoted provision

Section 4

The powers and duties of the Dato Bandar, the Perbadanan

Putrajaya, President of a Municipal Council, the Chairman of a Municipal Council and traffic wardens under this Act shall not be exercised outside or in respect of offences committed outside the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Putrajaya or outside the jurisdiction of the Municipal Council, respectively.”.

Amendment of section 17

Section 6

Putrajaya, President of Municipal Council, etc.

Subsection 17(1) of the principal Act is amended by renumbering paragraphs (bb) and (bc) as paragraphs (ba) and (bb) respectively.

Section 7

Amendment of section 35

(a)

in subsections (1) and (4), by substituting for the word

“shall” the word “may”;

(b)

in subsection (2), by inserting after the words “this Act”

the words “or a person who has been compounded under this Act and has paid the compound”; and

(c)

by deleting subsections (8) and (8a).

Amendment of section 35a

Section 8

Section 35a of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1), by substituting for the word “shall” the word “may”;

Road Transport (Amendment)

(b)

in subsection (2), by inserting after the word “thereunder”

the words “or a person who has been compounded under this Act and has paid the compound”; and

(c)

by deleting subsections (6) and (7).

Substitution of section 37

Section 9

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 37

the following section:

Quoted provision

Section 37

(2)

At the end of the period of suspension under subsection 35(1), a driving licence surrendered to the Director General under subsection (1) shall be returned to the holder and the points awarded against him, if any, shall be cancelled.

(3)

Notwithstanding this section, when a person’s driving licence is suspended or revoked under section 35 or 35a, the Director General may refuse or suspend any dealing or transaction applicable to that person under this Act.”.

Amendment of section 52

Section 10

“Suspension or revocation of driving licence

Section 52 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “or traffic warden” wherever appearing.

Section 11

Amendment of section 53a

English language text, by substituting for the word “shall” the word “may”.

KUALA LUMPUR

Section 12

Amendment of section 65

(a)

in subsections (1), (3), (5), (6) and (7), by inserting after the words “the Perbadanan Putrajaya” wherever appearing the words “, the President of a Municipal Council, the

Chairman of a Municipal Council”; and

(b)

in subsection (4), by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph:

“(ca) the President of a Municipal Council or the

Chairman of a Municipal Council, if the motor vehicle was caused to be removed by a traffic warden or any officer in the service of the

Municipal Council;”.

Amendment of section 120

Section 13

Subsection 120(1) of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

by renumbering paragraph (cc) as paragraph (ca); and

(b)

by inserting after the renumbered paragraph (ca) the following paragraph:

“(cb) the President of a Municipal Council or the

Chairman of a Municipal Council or the officers of the Municipal Council specially authorized in writing by name or by office in that behalf by the President of a Municipal Council or the

Chairman of a Municipal Council;”.

Amendment of section 123

Section 14

Section 123 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1), by substituting for the words “or the Perbadanan Putrajaya” the words “, the Perbadanan Putrajaya, the President of a Municipal

Council or the Chairman of a Municipal Council”.

Common questions

What is AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016?: ROAD TRANSPORT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1512 2016, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2016.
Is AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 still in force?: Yes — AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 is currently in force.
When did AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 take effect?: AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 was first recorded in 2016.
How many sections does AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 have?: AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 contains 16 sections.
Where can I read the official version of AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016?: The official text of AKTA PENGANGKUTAN JALAN (PINDAAN) 2016 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.