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Section 75, The Road Traffic Act, 2007
Status not yet checkedThe Road Traffic Act, 2007, Sierra Leone
(1) An examiner who knowingly– (a) certifies a defective vehicle as fit or
roadworthy; or
(b) back-dates a certificate of fitness,
commits an offence and is liable on conviction, for a first offence, to
a fine of not less than Le2,000,000 or to a term of imprisonment not
exceeding 12 months or to both, and for a second or subsequent
offence, to a fine not exceeding Le4,000,000 or to a term of imprisonment
not exceeding 2 years.
(2) The owner of a testing station where an offence referred
to in subsection (1) is committed also commits an offence and is
liable to the same penalties prescribed in that subsection unless he
can prove that the offence was committed without his consent or
connivance and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the
commission of the offence as he ought to have exercised, having
regard to all the circumstances.
(3) A vehicle owner or driver or any person who is in
possession of a false certificate of fitness commits an offence and is
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding Le2,000,000 or
to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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