From News Strait Times:
Motorcycles can be seized only if...
27 Feb 2007
KUALA LUMPUR: The police’s move to seize the machines of motorcyclists who break the law has received the thumbs up — provided it is carried out in accordance with the law.
Bar Council president Yeo Yang Poh said under the Road Transport Act 1987, there were two conditions which allowed for a vehicle to be detained.The first was when the driver or vehicle could not be sufficiently identified.
"For example, where a vehicle is parked in the middle of the road, or where the driver of the vehicle does not have any identification on him."
The second is when the seizure and detention of the vehicle was necessary to prevent the offence from continuing.
"For instance, an underage person riding a motorcycle is detained at a road block.
"Here, the police has the right to seize the motorcycle as otherwise, the person would continue committing the offence," Yeo explained.
He said if either one of the conditions were satisfied, the police would then have the right to seize the vehicle.
"If the person has no road tax, licence or insurance coverage, then his motorcycle can also be seized as otherwise, it would allow the continuance of the offence," he said.
Yeo was commenting on the New Straits Times front-page report yesterday which stated that offenders, including those without licences, road tax and insurance coverage, would have to go to district police stations, pay their summonses and show proof that they have their documents before claiming their motorcycles.
As of 3pm on Sunday, police had seized 1,569 motorcycles in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Perak in an exercise that began last Friday.
The report also said parents and friends who lent their machines to those not qualified to ride them would also face the wrath of the law.
Yeo said that each case would depend on its circumstances and that the power to seize should be exercised in a reasonable manner.
Lawyer Amer Hamzah Arshad, meanwhile, clarified that the relevant section for seizure was section 64 and not section 26 as reported.
"Section 26 basically says no person can drive on the road without a valid driving licence.
"Section 64 allows police to seize vehicles, but this is subject to certain conditions."
Once seized, the vehicle could only be released on the order of a magistrate or chief police officer.
He added that if fees were imposed, they would have to be settled before the vehicle could be released.
Although what the policemen were doing looks seems outrages for me, but still, that's the only way to do for them to teach the motorcyclist to abide the laws.
Hope that these guys (policemen) didn't sell those bikes, haha.
5 comments:
Hahaha. After this, have to be punctual in renewing roadtax and riding licence.
For students, they actually don't have enough money to renew it. Or, most probably their sholar didn't banked in yet. Hahaha.
jangan pasni mat rempit bakar balai polis sudah. dah ler diorang baling batu kat satu balai polis, dulu.
it just bring the embarrassment to the police department if they sell those motorcycles.
really, from the picture. it is quite a lot.
Well, talk about being outrageous (about bikes being held on sale), even the US has been reported on doing so.
Travelers who bring contraband items would have their barang-barang seized. Police even sold the items on eBay!
For Malaysia, I think it's a widespread problem (compared to our regulated, sunny Singapore) so they had to...well...do something.
benda ni start sebab Mat Rempit la. diorang yg selalu buat hal. kalo tak, x der la semangat jer polis buat kempen ni besar2an.
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