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A.D. 1969] MOTOR VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC [No.

34 435 (AMENDMENT) I assent.

EDWARD V. LUCKBOO Acting Govemor­ General.

31st December, 1969 ACT NO.

34 OF 1969.

MOTOR VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1969.

Arrangement of Sections.

Section 1.

2.

Short title Amendment of section and commencement.

17 of the Principal Ordinance.

436 No.

34] THE LAWS OF GUYANA [A.D. 1969 Ordinance.


18 of the Principal 23 of the Principal 29 of tihe Principal 84 of the Principal 85 of the Principal Ordinance.

Ordinance.

Ordinance.

Ordinance.

of section of section of section of section 3.

Repeal of section 4.

Amendment 5.

Amendment 6.

Amendment 7.

Amendment 8.

Repeal and re-enactment 9.

Amoodmeint 10.

Amendment 11.

Amendment 12.

Repeal of sections 13.

Amendment 14.

Saving.


of section of section of section of the Principai of section 86 of the Principal Ordinance.

Ordinance.

87 of the Principal 88 of the Principal Ordinance.

89 of the Principal 92 and 95 of the Principal Ordinance.

Ordinance.

Ordinance:.

FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE.

AN ACT to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Ordinance.

[31st December, 1969] A.D. 1969 Enacted by the Parliament of Guyana :- :jnort title and com­ :nencemcnt Cap.

280.
280.

Traffic (Amendment) one with referred 1.

( 1) This Act may be cited as the Motdr Vehicles Act.

1969, and shall be construed Ordinance, and Road Traffic the Motor Vehicles to as the Principal (2)Thi� Act shall come into operation Ordinance, and Road and read as from the year commencing in force after the expiration the expiration solves that this Act or any provision and ,all amendments with respect to and 19"'0 and shall not remafu i st January.
cf the i 5th February, 1970 unless, liefoire date, the Nation-al Assembly thereof re­ in force.

shall continue hereinafter thereto.

of the last-mentioned Amendment of smiu.n 11 2.

The proviso to subsection of the cipa1 Ordinance 1Pr�nci;,at therefor- Ordina:ice.

stituted is ·hereby repealed (2) of section and the following 17 of the Prin- sub- provic;o ..... "Provided any motor vehicle 1st January taken out the fee shall be fee.".
that a licence on the for one half of a year only beginning may be taken out in re�pect of or the 1st July, and in the case of any licence fifty per centum of the fnll annual so Repeal of section 18 of the .Principal Ordinance.

3.

Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed .

An,enument 4 Subsection of secliOVt 23 · of Principa 0rdinance.

Word "quarter".
Word "quarter".

l is hereby am�nded by the substitution (3 '., of section 23 of the Principal Of the wdrd ''half" for the Ordinance A.D. 1969]MOTOR VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC [No.

34 437 (AMENDMENT) .

5.

Subsection 1s hereby amended the word "force" the 31st December (3) of section by the deletion Ordinance 29 of the Principal 29 tfm���:r: after of all the words appearing of.

th_c a�c.

of the words "until 6���':i',, therefor 1 of the year in which it is granted".

and by the �ubstiturtion 6.


Section · m e o owmg respects- th f JI · 84 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby (5) · and (a)by the repeal ' ( b)by the renumbering of subsections as subse:::tions of subsection ( 6), ( 7 ) and ( 8) (5), (6) and (7), respectively.

amended Amendment of section 84 of the Prir:cipat Ordrnance.

Section • in the followmg respects- 7 .

85 each Principal Ordinance -· is hereby amended Amendment of sectmn 85 of the Principal .

of subsect.lons ( 2) and ( 3) ; and Ordinance.


(a)by the repeal (b)by the renumbering of subsection ( 1) as section 85.

86 of the Principal is ht!reby repealed Ordinance Repeat and 8.

Section re-eoactmen substituted t ere or- sect.ton .

.

f h .

and -the following of sectiX:ln 86 .

f Prindpat 86.

A person applymg or a goo s transportatlon "Proc•,durc .

of the d OD t ii���g:s. licence shall submit to the Prescribed Authority a 0rdmanca.
1i t'Jf st1-tement form- in the prescribed as respects ( a)containing, motor vehicles which be­ or which, or are in his poss:ession under if the appli­ he intends agreement or to to acquire of under such an to be used under the licence proposed long to the applicant a hire-purchase cation is ,grainted, obtain possession as may be prescribed, particulars • the particulars shall not require to hire-purchase agreements from vehicles (b)�ietting motor vehicles used."
out the number and type of hired and of trailers to be so propose.d belonging agreement, such that so, however, subject vehicJe,s to the applicant, &nd to be distinguished 9.

Subsection (1) of section is hereby amended word "licence".

by the deletion 87 of the Principal Ordinance of the words appearing after the if ��hon 87 Pri�pa1 Ordmance.

Amelld2;11ent 10.
Amelld2;11ent 10.

Section • m e o owmg · th f 11 respects- 88 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended Amendi:nent - of secuon 88 (a)by the repeal of ,subsection (2); and (b)by the renumbering of subsection ( 1) as section 88.

• of the Principal OrdlinanCQ.

11.

Section 89 of the Principal Ordinance • by tJre deletmn (e) and (f) as paragraphs of paragraph is herebv .

(d) and the renumbenng otAmendi:nent amended 8A section 7 .. of paragraphs ?f.

th_e (d) and (e), respectively.

��d���- 438 No.


34] THE LA IVS OF GUY ANA [A.D. 1969 12.

Sections 92 and 95 of the Principal Ordinance are hereby Repeal of sections 92 and 95 of the Principal Ordinance.

repealed.

Amendment of the Principal Ordinance.

13.

First Schedule.

Second Schedule.


Ordinance The Principal ( a)by the substitution is hereby amended- for paragraphs item 5 of Part A of 1lhe first schedule to this Act; and provisions for Part B of the first schedule of the second schedule (b)bv the substitution of the provisions first schedule thereto, (dJ and (e) of of the of the to thereto, this Act.

saving.

14.
14.

Nothing in this Act shall affect the period of subsistence ... before immediately unexpired of any licence remaining ment of this Act, but every such licence modifications formity by mis Act: with the provisions and adaptations as are necessary .shall be construed to bring it into con­ with such of the Principal Ordinance as amended the commence­ Provided that any such licence which is expressed a definite period shall not remain in force after the expiration to remain in • force for of that period.
s.13 FIRST SCHEDULE ·'(d) exceeding exceeding (e)exceeding exceeding (f)exceeding 4,480 pounds but not 8,960 pounds unladen 8,960 pounds but not weight 13,440 pounds unladen wdght 13,440 pounds unladen "' tihe unladen that for an articulated vehicle 11,200 pounds the rate shall be $900.00."

Provided which exceeds weight 600.00 700.0U weight of $300.00 s.13 SECOND SCHEDULE Section 5.

For registration­ "B-Other Fees.


lf motor cycle .. -of other motor vehicles of trailer For copy of entry in motor vehicles $ 5.00 10.00 .50 registerThe respective fee for registra- tion and an addi­ tional sum of $5.00 A.D. 1969]MOTOR VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC [No.

34 (AMENDMENT) 439 Section 9.

For transfer of registration­ of motor cycle ...... of other motor vehicles of trailer $ 5.00 10.00 .50 Section motor cycle 5.00 14.
For certificate of fitness- for examination of two-wheeled for examination of motor cax or three-wheeled motor cycle of motor lorry or motor bus for examination of hire car for examinatioo of articulated for examination for examination of other motor er trailer vehicle vehicle* 10.00 15.00 2.00 20.00 Section 22.

For dealer's general licence For each dealer's identification general Section 26.

For learner's 27.

For driver's Section Sectioo 29.

For driver's Section 76.


For conductor·s Section mark provisional test of competence licence licence .. to drive a hire car (for any 79.

For licence licence 1.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 1.00 period not exceeding seven days) 5.00 1.00 .. 1,000.00 Section mark 79.

For the issue of .an identification for a hire car being used in the manner contemplated 79 ( 1) by section This fee shall be refunded return of the identification licensing 105.

For duplicate or certificate .

.

licence officer.
.

licence officer.

upon the mark to the Section 5.00 .

.

the fee for the original licence or certificate and an addi­ tional sum of $5.00 For the purposes *"articulated of this schedule- .

veh_icle" means any motor vehicle with a trailey drawn thereby which 1s so constructed and by partial super-imrosition 440 No.

34] THE LAWS OF GUY ANA [A.O.

1969 attached the trailer to the motor vehicle that a substantial part of the weight of is borne by the motor vehicle."
Passed by the National Assembly on the 22nd of December, 1969.

( I III) (Bill No.

34/1969) F. A. NARAIN, Cierk of the National Assembly.