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Section 127, The Road Traffic Act, 2007
Status not yet checkedThe Road Traffic Act, 2007, Sierra Leone
(1) Where a police officer or an authorised person isengaged in the directing of traffic on a road, a person driving a motor
vehicle or riding motor cycle or bicycle who neglects or refuses–
(a) to stop the motor vehicle, motor cycle or
bicycle, or
(b) to make it proceed in or keep to, a particular
line of traffic,
when directed to do so by the police officer or authorized person
exceeding Le100,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6
(2) Where a traffic survey of any description is being
carried out on or in the vicinity of a road and a police officer or an
authorized person gives to a person driving a motor vehicle or riding
a motor cycle or bicycle a direction–
Restriction of
carriage of
persons on
bicycles.
Tampering
with motor
Holding or
getting on to
motor vehicle
while in
motion.
Registration
of conductors and
apprentices.
Drivers to
comply with
traffic
directions.
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(a) to stop the motor vehicle, motor cycle or
bicycle;
(b) to make it proceed in or keep to, a particular
line of traffic; or
(c) to proceed to a particular point on or near the
road on which–
(i) the motor vehicle is being driven or
propelled;
(ii) the motor cycle or bicycle is being
ridden or propelled;
being a direction given for the purpose of the survey, the person
commits an offence if that person neglects or refuses to comply with
the direction and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not
exceeding Le100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6
(3) The power to give a direction referred to in subsection
(2) shall be exercised in a manner as not to cause any unreasonable
delay to a person who indicates an unwillingness to provide any
information for the purposes of the survey.
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