Section 5, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) A person who uses or keeps a motor vehicle or trailernot being an exempt motor vehicle on a road when the motor vehicle or trailer has not been registered or licensed by the Licensing Authority commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Le200,000 or to a term of imprisonment not (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Licensing Authority may, by an authorisation in writing, permit the use of an unregistered or unlicensed vehicle for a specified purpose on a specified road for a specified period: Provided that it shall be lawful for a member of any of the Armed Forces in the course of his duty as such, to drive a motor vehicle on a road if such motor vehicle is the property of the Armed Forces and carries an identification number approved by the Licensing Authority.