Section 3, The Motor Vehicles (Third ~~~rt title arty Insurance) Ordinance

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance no personshall use, or cause or permit any other person to use a motor vehicle unless there in in force in relation to the user of motor vehicle by such person or such other person, as the case may be, such a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third party risks as complies with the provisions of this Ordinance. (2} If a person acts in contravention of this section he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for one year or to both such fine and imprisonment and a person convicted of an offence under this section shall (unless the Court for special reasons sees fit to order otherwise and without prejudice to the power of the Court to order a longer period of disqualification) be disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of twelve months from the date of conviction. A person disqualified by virtue of a conviction under this section for holding or obtaining a driving licence shall be deemed to be so disqualified under the provisions of the Road Traffic Ordinance. 1350 Cap. 133] MotoT Vehicles (ThiTd PaTty Insumnce) Users of motor vehicles to be insured against third party risks. " highway " includes any roadway to which the public have access; "motor cycle" means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than two wheels an(!. includes a combination of motor cycle and side-car; " motor vehicle " means a vehicle propelled by mechanical power other than a vehicle constructed to run on rails and includes a motor cycle; " owner " in relation to a motor vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement or a hire purchase agreement means the person in possession of the motor vehicle under that agreement; " passenger vehicle " means a motor vehicle used for carrying passengers for hire or reward; " police officer " means a member of the Sierra Leone Police Force, or an administrative officer; " policy of insurance " includes a covering note; " superior police officer " means any police officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent; "use" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means use on a highway. 3. (I) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance no person shall use, or cause or permit any other person to use a motor vehicle unless there in in force in relation to the user of that motor vehicle by such person or such other person, as the case may be, such a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third party risks as complies with the provisions of this Ordinance. (2) If a person acts in contravention of this section he shall be liable on sun1mary conviction to a fine of one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for one year or to both such fine and imprisonment and a person convicted of an offence under this section shall (unless the Court for special reasons sees fit to order otherwise and without prejudice to the power of the Court to order a longer period of disqualification) be disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of twelve , months from the date of conviction. A person disqualified by virtue of a conviction under this section for holding or obtaining a driving licence shall be deemed to be so disqualified under the provisions of the Road Traffic Ordinance. Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) [Cap. 133 1351 4. :N'otwithstand~g the prov~sions of any law which prescribe . e within whiCh proceedmgs may be brought before a a tunt proceedings in respect of an offence under section 3 may Cour, be instituted- (a) within a period of six months from the date of the commission of the alleged offence; or (b) within a period which exceeds neither six months from the date on which it came to the knowledge of the prosecutor that the offence had been committed nor one year from the date of the commission of the offence, -wluchever period is the longer.