Section 59, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) A vehicle examiner authorised under subsection (1) ofsection 58, hereinafter called an “authorized vehicle examiner”, may test a motor vehicle on a road for the purpose of ascertaining whether the motor vehicle’s– (a) construction and use requirements, under this Act; and (b) the requirement that the motor vehicle when used on a road, would not pose a danger or injury to any person or damage to property, are complied with in respect of the motor vehicle. (2) A police officer shall not stop a motor vehicle for a test unless that police officer is in uniform. (3) Where it appears to a police officer that, by reason of an accident having occurred owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, it is necessary that a test should be carried out immediately, the police officer may require it to be carried out and, if the police officer is not to carry it out personally, may require that the motor vehicle shall not be taken away until the test has been carried out by the Licensing Authority. (4) Where the presence of the vehicle may pose a danger, or damage property, the police officer may authorize the removal of the vehicle to a designated place for testing. (5) A person who obstructs a police officer or a vehicle examiner acting under this section, or fails to comply with a requirement under this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Le250,000 or to a term of (6) A vehicle examiner shall produce the examiner’s authority to act for the purposes of this section if required to do so. (7) In this section, references to a motor vehicle include reference to a trailer drawn by it.