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Section 60, The Road Traffic Act, 2007
Status not yet checkedThe Road Traffic Act, 2007, Sierra Leone
(1) An authorized vehicle examiner or a police officer– (a) may at any time, examine a commercial vehicle
and for that purpose detain the vehicle during
such time as is required for the examination,
(b) may at any time which is reasonable having
regard to the circumstances of the case, enter
any premises on which the examiner or officer
has reason to believe that a commercial
vehicle is kept and an authorized tester may
exercise the powers given by paragraph (a)
in relation to any commercial vehicle brought
to a place of examination.
(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) to examine a
commercial vehicle includes power to test it and drive it for the purpose
of testing it.
(3) An authorized vehicle examiner or a police officer may
at any time require a person in charge of a commercial vehicle and
which is stationary on a road to proceed with the vehicle for the
purpose of having it examined under this section to any place where
an examination can be suitably carried out.
Persons to
conduct
of vehicles.
Motor vehicle
examiners.
Testing of
condition of
vehicles on
roads.
Examination
of commercial vehicles.
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(4) A person in charge of a commercial vehicle who refuses
or neglects to comply with a requirement made under subsection (3)
exceeding Le50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2
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