s 79 Offence for driving heavy motor vehicle without police escort
79. —(1) Any person who drives or causes to be driven on any road a heavy motor vehicle the overall height of which exceeds 4.5 metres without being escorted by a police officer, or an auxiliary police officer appointed in accordance with any written law, shall be guilty of an offence. [4/2006] (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — ( a ) for a first offence, to imprisonment for a presumptive minimum term of not less than one year and not more than 3 years and, in addition, to a fine not exceeding $2,000; and ( b ) for a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years and, in addition, to a fine not exceeding $5,000. [4/2006; 15/2019] (3) [ Deleted by Act 4 of 2006 ] (4) A court convicting a person of an offence under subsection (1) is to, unless the court for special reasons thinks fit to not order or to order a shorter period of disqualification, order that the person — ( a ) in the case of a first offence, be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period that is equal to or longer than one year; and [Act 5 of 2026 wef 14/04/2026] ( b ) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period that is equal to or longer than 2 years. [4/2006] [Act 5 of 2026 wef 14/04/2026] (5) Any disqualification imposed against any person under subsection (4) takes effect from the date the person is released from prison. (6) In this section — “heavy motor vehicle” means — ( a ) a goods vehicle the weight of which unladen exceeds 2,500 kilogrammes; ( b ) a motor vehicle which is — (i) an engineering plant or a mobile crane or is designed and constructed for engineering operations; or (ii) drawing a trailer carrying a container or other load; “overall height”, in relation to a heavy motor vehicle, means the distance between the surface on which the vehicle rests and the highest point of the vehicle, and where it is carrying a load the highest point of its load. [4/2006] —(1) Any person who drives or causes to be driven on any road a heavy motor vehicle the overall height of which exceeds 4.5 metres without being escorted by a police officer, or an auxiliary police officer appointed in accordance with any written law, shall be guilty of an offence. [4/2006] (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — ( a ) for a first offence, to imprisonment for a presumptive minimum term of not less than one year and not more than 3 years and, in addition, to a fine not exceeding $2,000; and ( b ) for a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years and, in addition, to a fine not exceeding $5,000. [4/2006; 15/2019] (3) [ Deleted by Act 4 of 2006 ] (4) A court convicting a person of an offence under subsection (1) is to, unless the court for special reasons thinks fit to not order or to order a shorter period of disqualification, order that the person — ( a ) in the case of a first offence, be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period that is equal to or longer than one year; and [Act 5 of 2026 wef 14/04/2026] ( b ) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period that is equal to or longer than 2 years. [4/2006] [Act 5 of 2026 wef 14/04/2026] (5) Any disqualification imposed against any person under subsection (4) takes effect from the date the person is released from prison. (6) In this section — “heavy motor vehicle” means — ( a ) a goods vehicle the weight of which unladen exceeds 2,500 kilogrammes; ( b ) a motor vehicle which is — (i) an engineering plant or a mobile crane or is designed and constructed for engineering operations; or (ii) drawing a trailer carrying a container or other load; “overall height”, in relation to a heavy motor vehicle, means the distance between the surface on which the vehicle rests and the highest point of the vehicle, and where it is carrying a load the highest point of its load. [4/2006]