Stiffer penalties for traffic violations from March
From March 1,the Ministry of Interior (MoI) will start enforcing Federal Law No.12 of 2007, which consists of the amended articles of Federal Traffic Law No. 21 of 1995.
In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, Colonel Ghaith Al Za’abi, Director of the Traffic Department, MoI, said the amendments had exempted some categories of vehicles from registration fees.
According to him, the exempted vehicles were those belonging to people with special needs, those used for agricultural purposes and those which were not used as modes of transport on roads. The list also included vehicles of holders of social affairs cards, vehicles of charity organisations and those owned by federal and local governments.
“The revised provisions feature severe penalties, including hefty fines, for some illegal actions,” he said.
Any person found manufacturing or using a fake number plate will risk imprisonment or fine of Dh20,000 or more. Those who change or distort a number plate or use the vehicle with such a number plate will get the same punishment. The same fate await those who dismantle a number plate and fix it on another vehicle without the permission of the licensing authority.
A prison term and a fine not less than Dh20,000 would be handed to the motorist who flees the scene of an accident that involves injuries without acceptable reasons. Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs will invite the same penalties.
“Driving a vehicle while you are not allowed to do so by a court order or the licensing authority will land you in jail for a period not less than three months and a fine not less than Dh5,000 or one of the two penalties,” Al Za’abi said, adding that those who are caught driving a vehicle without a driving licence or with a licence that is not issued for driving that type of vehicle will face the same punishment.
Those who change or borrow or rent a number plate in breach of provisions of the law will be sentenced to not more than one-year imprisonment and a fine of Dh5,000 or more. Causing an accident and failing to provide accurate information that could have revealed the mystery of the crime or accident would entail the same fate.
A jail term of not less than three months and a fine of Dh500 or more but not more than Dh2,000 or one of them will be imposed on any person who commits a crime punishable under this law but gives a policeman inaccurate personal details like name or address when requested.
A jail term of not less than one month and a fine not less than Dh200 and not more than Dh500 or one of them awaits any person violating any provision of this law or its executive regulations.
The law authorises the Minister of Interior to identify cases in which the driving licence will be withheld or the vehicle impounded.
As per the exceptions stated in this law, the minister will issue a fine schedule provided the fine does not exceed Dh3,000.
“If the offender refused this, his case will be referred to the Public Prosecution. And in case of conviction, the fine stated in the sentence should not be less than half the value of the prescribed fine,” Al Za’abi said.
The fine structure would be included in the executive regulations of the law.
A committee is tasked to formulate the structure before enforcement of the law. Source
In an exclusive interview with Khaleej Times, Colonel Ghaith Al Za’abi, Director of the Traffic Department, MoI, said the amendments had exempted some categories of vehicles from registration fees.
According to him, the exempted vehicles were those belonging to people with special needs, those used for agricultural purposes and those which were not used as modes of transport on roads. The list also included vehicles of holders of social affairs cards, vehicles of charity organisations and those owned by federal and local governments.
“The revised provisions feature severe penalties, including hefty fines, for some illegal actions,” he said.
Any person found manufacturing or using a fake number plate will risk imprisonment or fine of Dh20,000 or more. Those who change or distort a number plate or use the vehicle with such a number plate will get the same punishment. The same fate await those who dismantle a number plate and fix it on another vehicle without the permission of the licensing authority.
A prison term and a fine not less than Dh20,000 would be handed to the motorist who flees the scene of an accident that involves injuries without acceptable reasons. Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs will invite the same penalties.
“Driving a vehicle while you are not allowed to do so by a court order or the licensing authority will land you in jail for a period not less than three months and a fine not less than Dh5,000 or one of the two penalties,” Al Za’abi said, adding that those who are caught driving a vehicle without a driving licence or with a licence that is not issued for driving that type of vehicle will face the same punishment.
Those who change or borrow or rent a number plate in breach of provisions of the law will be sentenced to not more than one-year imprisonment and a fine of Dh5,000 or more. Causing an accident and failing to provide accurate information that could have revealed the mystery of the crime or accident would entail the same fate.
A jail term of not less than three months and a fine of Dh500 or more but not more than Dh2,000 or one of them will be imposed on any person who commits a crime punishable under this law but gives a policeman inaccurate personal details like name or address when requested.
A jail term of not less than one month and a fine not less than Dh200 and not more than Dh500 or one of them awaits any person violating any provision of this law or its executive regulations.
The law authorises the Minister of Interior to identify cases in which the driving licence will be withheld or the vehicle impounded.
As per the exceptions stated in this law, the minister will issue a fine schedule provided the fine does not exceed Dh3,000.
“If the offender refused this, his case will be referred to the Public Prosecution. And in case of conviction, the fine stated in the sentence should not be less than half the value of the prescribed fine,” Al Za’abi said.
The fine structure would be included in the executive regulations of the law.
A committee is tasked to formulate the structure before enforcement of the law. Source
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