The Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill

Le ministre du Transport va présenter en première lecture le Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill lors de la troisième séance du parlement de l’année 2019.

The main object of this Bill is to provide that any person who, whilst being under the influence of a drug or an intoxicating substance –
(a) rides a cycle on a road or any other public place;
(b) drives, or attempts to drive, a motor vehicle on a road or any other public place;
(c) drives, or attempts to drive, a vehicle which is involved in a road accident;
(d) is in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or any other public place; or
(e) occupies the front seat of a motor vehicle as a competent driver supervising a learner driver who is driving the motor vehicle on a road
or any other public place, shall commit an offence.
2. The Bill further provides, in cases where a person is suspected to be driving or to be in charge of a motor vehicle or to be riding a cycle under the influence of a drug or an intoxicating substance, for the procedures and methods of detecting whether that person is under the influence of a drug or an intoxicating substance.
3. Opportunity is being taken to clarify all the sections in the Road Traffic Act which pertain to the procedures and methods of detecting whether a person driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle, or riding a cycle, is under the influence of alcohol