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Section 75, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

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(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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