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Section 127, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

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(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. 74 75 (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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