The Traffic Amendment Act 2022 - as Plain Text by MWakili

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING LIBRARY SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No.

107 (Acts No.

23) REPUBLIC OF KENYA KENYA GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT ACTS, 2022 NAIROBI, 27th June, 2022 CONTENT Act PAGE The Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2022 291 NATIOIcAt crTiciL Fr - 08 JUL P.

Liox 1U440 NAIROCA, KENYA TEL: 2719231 FAX: 2712694 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI 291 THE TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022 No.

23 of 2022 Date of Assent: 21st June, 2022 Date of Commencement: 11 th July, 2022 AN ACT of Parliament to amend the Traffic Act, Cap.

403 and for connected purposes ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2022.

Amendment of 2.

Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by Section 16 of Cap.

deleting subsection (2) and substituting therefor the 403.

following new subsections "(2) Every vehicle that has been operated for a period exceeding four years from the recorded date of manufacture shall be subjected to inspection at intervals to be determined by the Authority.

(3) An inspection under subsection (2) shall be conducted by the Authority or persons authorized Amendment of in writing by the Authority".

Section 44 of Cap.

403.

Section 44 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefor the following new subsection "(1).

Any person who, when driving or attempting to drive, or in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place, is under the influence of an alcoholic drink or a drug beyond the prescribed limits, shall be guilty of an offence and, liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both." Amendment of 4.

Section 70 of the principal Act is amended by Section 70 of Cap.

deleting subsection (58).

403.

Amendment of 5.

Section 103A of the principal Act is amended by section 103A of deleting subsection (4).

Cap.

403.

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