Section 132, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) A person who promotes or takes part in a race or trialof speed between cycles on a road commits an offence, unless the race or trial is authorized and is conducted in accordance with regulations made under this Act. (2) Without prejudice to any other powers exercisable in that behalf, a police officer may give directions with respect to the movement of, or the route to be followed by, vehicular traffic during any period, being directions necessary or expedient to be given in relation to that period to prevent or mitigate– (a) congestion or obstruction of traffic; or (b) danger to or from traffic, in consequence of the holding of a race or trial of speed authorized by or under regulations made under this section. (3) Directions under subsection (2) may include a direction that any road or part of a road specified in the direction shall be closed during that period to vehicles or to vehicles of a class so directed.