MAMLAKA YA ASKARI KUKUSIMAMISHA NA KUKUKAGUA BARABARANI 81. Examination of vehicle on road Any police officer may stop and examine any motor vehicle or trailer on a road or public place if he is of the opinion that such motor vehicle or trailer– (a) is in such a condition as to be unfit for the purpose for which it is intended; or (b) is in such a condition that the driving of the motor vehicle or trailer by day or by night islikely to be a danger to any person or to the public; or (c) has a load greater than the load capacity declared by the manufacturers of the chassis of the motor vehicle or trailer or greater than the load capacity determined by a vehicle inspector under the provisions of this Act; or (d) is loaded in such a manner as to make it a danger to the public or any person, and when the examination reveals that such motor vehicle, or trailer is unfit or a danger to any person or that it has a load greater than the load capacity declared by the manufacturers of the chassis of the vehicle or determined by a vehicle inspector he may– (i) if he considers it sufficiently safe, taking all the relevant facts into consideration for the motor vehicle or trailer to be moved under its own motive power, order that it be driven forthwith to the nearest police station or workplace of a vehicle inspector, whichever is the more convenient; or (ii) if he considers that the motor vehicle or trailer is overloaded or that it is not safety loaded, order the motor vehicle or trailer to be driven forthwith to the nearest weight bridge and weighed or order the load to be made safe before the motor vehicle or trailer is moved; or (iii) if he considers it unsafe for the motor vehicle or trailer to be driven under its own motivepower, order that the motor vehicle or trailer be towed forthwith to the nearest police station or workplace of a vehicle inspector whichever is the more convenient.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:20:46 +0000
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