Section 87, The Road Traffic Act, 2007

(1) A person– (a) driving a motor vehicle on a road; (b) whom a police officer or vehicle examiner has reasonable cause to believe to have been the driver of a motor vehicle at a time when an accident occurred owing to its presence on a road; (c) whom a police officer or vehicle examiner has reasonable cause to believe to have committed an offence in relation to the use of a motor vehicle on a road; (d) who supervises the holder of a learner’s permit while the holder is driving a motor vehicle; or (e) whom a police officer or vehicle examiner has reasonable cause to believe was supervising the holder of a learner’s permit while driving, at a time when an accident occurred owing to the presence of the vehicle on a road or at a time when an offence is suspected of having been committed by the holder of the learner’s permit in relation to the use of the vehicle on a road, shall, on being so required by a police officer or vehicle examiner, produce his licence for examination, so as to enable the police officer or vehicle examiner to ascertain the name and address of the holder of the licence, the date of issue, and the authority by which it is issued. (2) A person required by a police officer or a vehicle examiner to produce his licence shall in the prescribed circumstances, on being so required by the police officer or vehicle examiner state his date of birth. PART IX–GENERAL PROVISIONS AND OFFENCES 85. (1) A police officer of the rank of an Inspector or above on an authorised person may impose a spot fine on a person who commits an offence provided for in regulations made under this Act where– (a) the offence is committed in the presence of the police officer or authorised person; and (b) the relevant fine for the offence is one that may, under regulations made under this Act, be levied on the spot. (2) Where a person pays a spot fine for the commission of an offence no prosecution shall be brought against that person in respect of the same offence. (3) Where a person denies the commission of an offence or fails to pay the spot fine, the case shall be processed for court. (4) The Authority may in writing authorise any other person, body or institution to impose and collect the spot fine provided for under this section, and any person, body or institution so authorised shall account for the fines in accordance with directives given by the Authority. (5) Regulations may provide further for matters relating to spot fines. 86. (1) A person driving a motor vehicle or riding a cycle on a road shall stop the motor vehicle or cycle on being required to do so by a police officer or a person authorised by Authority in writing. (2) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) Power of police officers and other authorised 50 51 Spot fines. Power of police officers and vehicle examiners to require production of (3) Where the Licensing Authority has revoked a licence and the holder of the licence fails to deliver it to the Licensing Authority, a police officer or a vehicle examiner shall require that person to produce the licence, and upon it being produced may seize it and deliver it to the Licensing Authority. (4) Where a police officer or a vehicle examiner has reasonable cause to believe that the holder of a licence, or any other person, has knowingly made a false statement for the purpose of obtaining the grant or renewal of a licence, the police officer may require the holder of the licence to produce it. (5) Where a police officer or a vehicle examiner to whom a learner’s licence has been produced by a person driving a motor vehicle has reasonable cause to believe that the holder was not driving it as part of the training being provided on a training course for drivers of motor vehicles, the police officer shall require the holder to produce the prescribed certificate of completion of such a training course. (6) Where a person is required under this section to produce a licence or a certificate or any other document relevant to driving a motor vehicle or motor cycle, the person shall produce it immediately or within twenty-four hours of being so required. (7) Where a person required under this section to produce a licence or a certificate of completion of a training course for drivers of motor vehicles fails to do so that person commits an offence and is