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Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 s 20

Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act 1987 s 20

s 20 Statutory conditions of licence

(1) It shall be a condition of every licence granted under this Act— (a) that the authorized vehicle is maintained in a fit and serviceable condition as determined by the Director General; (b) that any provision contained in any written law with respect to limits of speed, weight laden and unladen and the loading of vehicles is complied with in relation to the authorized vehicle; (c) that section 40 is complied with. (2) The holder of the licence or any person using, causing or permitting the use of a vehicle in respect of which a licence has been issued under this Act who fails to comply with any of the conditions under this section, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit but not more than ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both. (3) Where a court has found the holder of the licence or any person using, causing or permitting the use of a vehicle guilty of failing to comply with any of the conditions specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), the court shall send notice of such finding of guilt to the Board and, where applicable, in respect of such person found guilty of using, causing or permitting such use, to the Director General by whom the vocational licence was granted.

Malay text (authoritative)

Syarat berkanun lesen

(1) Maka hendaklah menjadi syarat tiap-tiap lesen yang diberi di bawah Akta ini— (a) bahawa kenderaan dibenarkan itu dijaga dalam keadaan baik dan boleh guna sebagaimana yang ditetapkan oleh Ketua Pengarah; (b) bahawa apa-apa peruntukan yang terkandung dalam manamana undang-undang bertulis berhubungan dengan had kelajuan, berat dengan muatan dan tanpa muatan dan pemuatan kenderaan dipatuhi berhubungan dengan kenderaan dibenarkan itu; (c) bahawa seksyen 40 dipatuhi. (2) Pemegang lesen atau mana-mana orang yang menggunakan, menyebabkan atau membenarkan penggunaan sesuatu kenderaan yang berkenaan dengannya suatu lesen telah dikeluarkan di bawah Akta ini, yang gagal mematuhi mana-mana syarat di bawah seksyen ini melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak kurang daripada satu ribu ringgit tetapi tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun atau kedua-duanya. (3) Jika sesuatu mahkamah telah mendapati bahawa pemegang lesen itu atau mana-mana orang yang menggunakan, menyebabkan atau membenarkan penggunaan sesuatu kenderaan itu bersalah kerana gagal mematuhi mana-mana syarat yang dinyatakan dalam perenggan (1)(a) atau (b), maka mahkamah itu hendaklah menghantar notis mengenai dapatan bersalah itu kepada Lembaga dan, jika berkenaan, mengenai mana-mana orang yang didapati bersalah kerana menggunakan, menyebabkan atau membenarkan penggunaan kenderaan itu, kepada Ketua Pengarah yang memberikan lesen vokasional itu.

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Text as at 15 October 2023 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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