- Section 72F of Traffic Act CAP 403: Duty of local authority concerning parking meters
Where parking meters are installed in a designated parking place, it shall be the duty of the local authority to take the prescribed steps to ensure that they are maintained in good working order, and in particular—
(a) for causing them to be periodically inspected; and
(b) for causing any faults...
- Section 72G of Traffic Act CAP 403: Offences concerning designated parking places
(1) Where—
(a) a vehicle is left in a designated parking place, and any initial charge or excess charge which is thereby incurred is not duly paid; or
(b) a vehicle is left in a designated parking place and any of the provisions of this Part or of any by-laws made thereunder relating to the manner...
- Section 72H of Traffic Act CAP 403: Protection of local authority
The exercise by a local authority of its powers under this Part shall not render the local authority liable in respect of any loss or damage to any vehicle or to the contents or fittings thereof.
- Section 72I of Traffic Act CAP 403: Interpretation of this Part
In this Part—
“excess charge” means the charge called an excess charge in section 72B(3) (including an excess charge payable in the circumstances described in section 72C(3));
“initial charge” means the charge called an initial charge in section 72B(2); “inspector” means a person appointed by the...
- Section 72J of Traffic Act CAP 403: Power to make by-laws for parking elsewhere than in designated parking places
Without prejudice to its powers to make by-laws under section 72A, a local authority may—
(a) provide parking places on roads or on other places under its control, within its area of jurisdiction, for vehicles or vehicles of any particular class or description (including the provision of omnibus...
- Section 73 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Duty to stop and report
(1) If, in any case, owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, an accident occurs whereby injury or damage is caused to any person, vehicle, dog or cattle, the driver of the motor vehicle shall stop, and if required to do so by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring give his...
- Section 74 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Inspection of vehicle involved in an accident
Where an accident arises out of the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, any police officer may inspect any vehicle in connexion with which the accident arose, and for that purpose may enter at any reasonable time any premises where the vehicle is, and if any person obstructs such police officer...
- Section 75 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Penalties under this Part
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable on first conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, and on each subsequent conviction to a fine not...
- Section 76 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Powers of court
(1) Any court before which a person is convicted of any offence in connection with the driving of a motor vehicle may—
(a) if the person convicted holds a driving licence or provisional driving licence, suspend the licence for such time as the court thinks fit, or cancel the licence and declare the...
- Section 77 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Right of appeal
An appeal shall lie against any order made by a court under section 76 in the same manner as against a conviction, and the court making the order or the court to which the appeal lies may suspend the operation of the order pending the determination of the appeal.
- Section 78 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Cancellation of driving licence
(1) In any case where a court under any provisions of this Act has ordered the suspension of a driving licence or provisional driving licence, the, licence shall be deemed to be cancelled in respect of the class or classes of motor vehicles in respect of which the order was made.
(2) On the...
- Section 79 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Production of driving licence
(1) Where a person is charged with an offence under this Act for which the penalty may be or shall include disqualification for holding or obtaining a licence, or suspension, cancellation or endorsement of a licence, he shall, if he holds a driving licence or provisional driving licence, produce...
- Section 80 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Custody of licence while suspended or cancelled
(1) Where a court orders particulars to be endorsed on a driving licence orprovisional driving licence held by any person, or whereby a conviction or order of a court such a licence is cancelled, the court shall send notice of this conviction or order to the Authority and, in a case where a person’s...
- Section 81 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Fraudulent application for driving licence
If any person who under this Part is disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence or provisional driving licence applies for or obtains a licence while he is so disqualified, or if any person while he is so disqualified drives a motor vehicle or, if the disqualification is limited to the...
- Section 82 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Particulars of endorsement to be inserted in new licence
On the issue of a driving licence or provisional driving licence to any person, the particulars endorsed on any previous licence held by him shall be inserted in the new licence, unless he has previously become entitled under section 84 to the issue of a licence free from endorsement.
- Section 83 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Applying for licence without disclosing endorsement
If any person whose driving licence or provisional driving licence has been ordered to be endorsed, and who has not previously become entitled under section 84 to have a licence issued to him free from endorsement, applies for or obtains a licence without giving particulars of the order, he shall be...
- Section 84 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Issue of new licence free from endorsement
Where a person in respect of whom an order has been made under this Part requiring the endorsement of any licence or provisional driving licence held by him has during a continuous period of three years or upwards since the order was made had no other such order made against him, he shall be...
- Section 85 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Driving under influence of drink
Any person who when driving or attempting to drive, or when in charge of a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, on a road or other public place is under the influence of drink or a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle shall be guilty of an offence and...
- Section 86 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Reckless driving
Any person who on any road or in any public place drives any vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, recklessly or at a speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the nature, condition and use of the road and the amount of...
- Section 87 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Careless driving
Any person who on any road or in any public place drives a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, without due care or attention, or in such a manner as to be an annoyance to the public, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings.
- Section 88 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Carelessness while in charge of animals
Any person driving or conducting any cattle, dog or other animal who, on any road, fails to exercise reasonable care to keep it or them under proper control, or allows such cattle, dog or animal to become a danger or annoyance to the public, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not...
- Section 89 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Restrictions on riding bicycles
(1) Not more than one person shall be carried in addition to the rider on anybicycle, nor shall any such one person be so carried otherwise than sitting on a carrier securely fixed to the bicycle or on a step especially fitted to carry a passenger.
(2) No person shall carry on a bicycle a load...
- Section 90 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Offences in connexion with roads
(1) No owner or person in charge of a vehicle drawn by animals shall allow ananimal which is of materially defective vision to be used for drawing such vehicle on a road.
(2) No person shall do any of the following on a road-
(a) wilfully or negligently lead or drive any animal or vehicle on a...
- Section 91 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Encroachment on and damage to roads
(1) Every person who, without the written permission of the highway authority—
(a) encroaches on a road or on any land reserved therefore at the side or sides thereof by making or erecting any building, fence, ditch, advertisement sign or other obstacle, or by digging thereon or by planting or...
- Section 92 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Prohibition on use of tracked vehicles, etc.
(1) No person shall use or cause or permit to be used on any road any vehicle or trailer having ribbed, studded or spiked wheels or fitted with chain or crawler type metal track:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply—
(i) where such wheels or tracks are fitted with special rims or street...
- Section 93 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Non-liability of highway authority for damage
(1) The highway authority shall not be liable for any loss or damage which maybe caused to any person or property through the condition of a road or the failure of a road to sustain the weight of a vehicle.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of the highway authority or of any person to...
- Section 94 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Penalties under this Part
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings.
- Section 96 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Application for public service vehicle licence
(1) Application for the licensing of any motor vehicle as a public service vehicle shall be made by the registered owner of the vehicle.
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made to a licensing officer in the prescribed form and in the prescribed manner.
(3) No public service vehicle...
- Section 97 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Issue and conditions of licence
(1) The licensing officer, if he is satisfied that the provisions of subsection (3) of section 96 have been complied with, shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue such licence as may be prescribed.
(2) Public service vehicle licences shall be issued for such period as may be...
- Section 98 of Traffic Act CAP 403: Drivers and conductors to be licensed
(1) A person shall not drive or act as the conductor of a public service vehicle on a road unless he is licensed for the purpose under this Part, and a person shall not employ or permit any person who is not so licensed so to do:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any person who has...