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The Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1983

( Ordinance NO. LV OF 1983 )

Chapter X

OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Offences relating to licence
141. (1) Whoever, being disqualified under this Ordinance for holding or obtaining a driving licence, drives a motor vehicle in a public place or applies for or obtains a driving licence or, not being entitled to have a driving licence issued to him free of endorsement, applies for or obtains a driving licence without disclosing the endorsements made on a driving licence previously held by him or, being disqualified under this Ordinance for holding or obtaining a driving licence uses in Bangladesh a driving licence such as is referred to in sub section (2) of section 10, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[three months], or with fine which may extend to 2[five hundred] Taka, or with both, and any driving licence so obtained by him shall be of no effect.
 
 
 
 
(2) Whoever, being disqualified under this Ordinance, for holding or obtaining a conductor's licence, acts as a conductor of a stage carriage or a contract carriage in a public place or applies for or obtains a conductor's licence, or not being entitled to have a conductor's licence issued to him free of endorsement, applies for or obtains a conductor's licence without disclosing the endorsement made on a conductor's licence previously held by him, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3[one month] or with fine which may extend to 4[two hundred] Taka or with both, and any conductor's licence so obtained by him shall be of no effect.
 
 
 
 
(3) Whoever while driving a motor vehicle in a public place fails to produce his valid driving licence whenever required to do so by any authority acting under this Ordinance or any 5[rules or regulations] made thereunder shall be punished with fine of fifty Taka.

  • 1
    The words “three months” were substituted for the words “two years” by section 19 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act No. XIX of 1990)
  • 2
    The words “five hundred” were substituted for the words “two thousand and fifty” by section 19 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act No. XIX of 1990)
  • 3
    The words “one month” were substituted for the words “one year” by section 19 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act No. XIX of 1990)
  • 4
    The words “two hundred” were substituted for the words “one thousand” by section 19 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act No. XIX of 1990)
  • 5
    The words “rules or regulations” were substituted for the word “rules” by section 43 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1988 (Act No. XXVII of 1988)
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