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The Traffic (Movement) Rules, 1985

Legal Notice 72 of 1985

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The Traffic (Movement) Rules, 1985
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Legal Notice 72 of 1985
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Traffic Act
Date
31 December 2022
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LAWS OF KENYA

TRAFFIC ACT

THE TRAFFIC (MOVEMENT) RULES, 1985

LEGAL NOTICE 72 OF 1985

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXXXVII—No. 15 on 12 April 1985
  • Commenced on 12 April 1985
  1. [Amended by Traffic (Movement) (Amendment) Rules, 1985 (Legal Notice 180 of 1985) on 16 August 1985]
  2. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 119 (1) of the Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport and Communications makes the following Rules:—

THE TRAFFIC (MOVEMENT) RULES, 1985

1.

These Rules may be cited as the Traffic (Movement) Rules, 1985.

2.

In these Rules, "agricultural produce" has the meaning assigned to that term by the Agricultural Produce Marketing Act.

3.

(1)No commercial vehicle having a tare weight of 3 tonnes or over shall, while carrying agricultural produce, be driven on any road between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
(2)Where any vehicle is driven on a road in contravention of this rule the driver and the owner shall each be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a)in The case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or both;
(b)in case of a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding five thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both.

3A.

These Rules shall not apply to vehicles carrying goods which, if prevented from moving between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., will perish or deteriorate.

4.

The Traffic (Movement) Rules [L.N. 56 of 1982] are revoked.
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