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Road (Vehicle Use) Fee Act, 1998

Act 556 of 1998

Road (Vehicle Use) Fee Act, 1998
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Act 556 of 1998
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24 December 1998
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Road (Vehicle Use) Fee Act, 1998

Act 556 of 1998

An act to provide tor the imposition of fees for the use of vehicles on roads to generate funds for the routine and periodic maintenance of the roads and to provide for related purposes.BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows—

1. Prohibition of use of motor vehicle on road without road certificate

(1)No person shall—
(a)drive or use; or
(b)permit any other person to drive or use
any motor vehicle on a road unless there is in force in respect of the motor vehicle a road use certificate provided for under this Act.
(2)An application for a road use certificate referred to in this Act as "the certificate" shall be made to the licensing authority in such form as the licensing authority shall determine.

2. Payment of fee

(1)An application for the certificate shall be accompanied with the fee specified in the Schedule to this Act relevant to the type and class of vehicle.
(2)The fee specified in the Schedule shall be paid once in every six months in respect of commercial vehicles and once every year in respect of private vehicles.

3. Issue of certificate/sticker

(1)The licensing authority shall upon payment of the fee issue a certificate in the form of a sticker for the vehicle to the applicant.
(2)The sticker shall be carried on the windscreen of the vehicle so as to be readily identified by a police officer or the licensing authority.
(3)The certificate shall remain valid for six months in the case of commercial vehicles and twelve months in the case of private vehicles from the date of issue and shall then expire.
(4)Where the licensing authority is satisfied that a certificate has become defaced or is lost he may issue a duplicate certificate upon payment of such fee as prescribed in the Schedule.

4. Exemption from requirement for certificate

The requirement for the certificate does not apply to—
(a)vehicles owned by the Armed Forces, the Police Service or the Prisons Service;
(b)Fire Service vehicles;
(c)government and Mission hospitals ambulances;
(d)any motor vehicle exempted by an instrument issued by the Minister under this Act.

5. Payment of fee into the Road Fund

(1)The fees collected under this Act shall be used for periodic and routine maintenance of roads and facilities related to the roads.
(2)The monies collected under this Act shall be deposited by the licensing authority into a bank account opened for the purpose by the Road Fund Management Board to the credit of the Road Fund established under the Road Fund Act, 1997 (Act 536).

6. Amendment of Schedule and making of regulations

The Minister for Roads and Transport may with the approval of Cabinet by legislative instrument—
(a)amend the Schedule to this Act;
(b)prescribe different rates of fees for different classes of vehicles;
(c)exempt any class of vehicles; and
(d)make such regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act.

7. Interpretation

Any person who on a road drives or uses a motor vehicle in respect of which there is no valid certificate commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ¢500,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

8. Interpretation

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—"licensing authority", "motor vehicle" and "road" have the same meaning as provided in the Road Traffic Ordinance (No. 55 of 1952).

Schedule (Section 2)

Fees—half yearly rate for commercial vehicles—yearly rate for private vehiclesCedis
Motor cycle (section 2(1))8,000
"Private" Motor vehicle up to 2000cc (section 2(1))20.000
"Commercial" Motor vehicle up to 2000cc (section 2(1))20,000
"Private" Motor vehicle above 2000cc (section 2(1))30,000
"Commcercial" Motor vehicle above 2000cc (section 2(1))30,000
"Private" Buses and coaches (section 2(1))40,000
"Commercial" Buses and coaches (section 2(1))35,000
Rigid cargo trucks up to 16 tons (section 2(1))30,000
Rigid cargo trucks above 16 and up to 22 tons (section 2(1))35,000
Rigid cargo trucks above 22 tons (section 2(1))48,000
Articulated trucks up to 24 tons (section 2(1))60,000
Articulated trucks above 24 tons but less than 32 tons (section 2(1))100,000
Articulated trucks up to 32 tons and above (section 2(1))200,000
Fee for replacement of certificate or sticker (section 3(4))8,000

History of this document

24 December 1998 this version
Commenced
18 December 1998
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