Section 16, The Motor Vehicles (Third ~~~rt title arty Insurance) Ordinance

(1) Any person driving a motor vehicle on a highwayshall, on being so required by a police officer, give his name an.d address and the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle and shall produce his certificate and any person contravening the provisions of this sub-section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance: Provided that, if the driver of a motor vehicle within days after the date on which the production of his certificate so required produces the certificate in person at such station in the Colony or at the office of such administrative officer in the Protectorate as may have been specified by such driver at the time when its production was required, he shall not be convicted of an offence under this sub-section by reason only of failure to produce his certificate to the police officer. (2) In any case where owing to the presence of a vehicle on a highway an accident occurs involving bodily to any person, the driver of such motor vehicle shall produce certificate to a police officer or to any person having reasona grounds for requiring its production and in the event of driver .in such circumstances failing to produce his he shall, when reporting the accident in accordance with provisions of section 4 7 of the Road Traffic Ordinance, IJ.L\J\.Ll.LVV his certificate, and any person contravening the provisions this sub-section shall be guilty of an offence against Ordinance: Provided that a person shall not be convicted under this sub-section by reason only of failure to produce his certificate, if, within five days after the occurrence of the accident, he produces the certificate in person at such police station in Colony or at the office of such administrative officer in the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) [Cap. 133 1359 protectorate as may be specified by him at the time the accident was reported. (3) The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and tin derogation of the provisions of section 47 of the Road Cap. 132. no d"Traffic Or mance. (4) An owner of a motor vehicle shall give such information s :may be required by a police officer for the purpose of deter- ~ining whether the motor vehicle was or was not being driven in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance on any ccasion on which the driver was required to produce his ~ertifi.cate and any owner failing so to do shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance. (5) In this section " to produce his certificate " means to produce for examination the relevant certificate of insurance or certificate of security or such other evidence as may be prescribed that the motor vehicle was not being driven in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance.