Section 10 — Information about unlawful depositing, etc., using vehicle

(1)Where the driver or a passenger of a motor vehicle is alleged or suspected to be guilty of an offence under section 5(1)(e) —

(a)the owner of the motor vehicle must give any information that the owner may be required to give by an authorised officer or enforcement officer as to the identity and address of the person who, at or about the time of the alleged offence, was the driver or a passenger of the motor vehicle; and

(b)any other person who was or should have been in charge or in control of the motor vehicle at or about the time of the alleged offence must, if so required by an authorised officer or enforcement officer, give any information which it is in that other person’s power to give and which may lead to the identification of the driver or passengers of the motor vehicle at or about that time.

(2)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) within 14 days after the date on which the information was required from the person, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(3)A person is not excused from giving any information required of the person under subsection (1) on the ground that the disclosure of the information might tend to incriminate the person.

(4)In subsection (1) —

(a)a reference to a motor vehicle includes a reference to a vessel; and

(b)a reference to a driver of a motor vehicle includes a reference to a pilot of a vessel.