Citation Act 333 Date of Royal Assent 30 August 1987 | Territorial extent Throughout Malaysia Date commenced 24 September 1987 | |
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The Road Transport Act 1987 (Malay: Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987), is a Malaysian laws which enacted to make provision for the regulation of motor vehicles and of traffic on roads and other matters with respect to roads and vehicles thereon; to make provision for the protection of third parties against risks arising out of the use of motor vehicles; to make provision for the co-ordination and control of means of and facilities for transport; to make provision for the co-ordination and control of means of and facilities for construction and adaptation of motor vehicles; and to make provision for connected purposes.
Structure
The Road Transport Act 1987, in its current form (1 February 2013), consists of 5 Parts containing 129 sections and 3 schedules (including 10 amendments).