51. Amendment of section 161 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 161 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

in subsection (1) of that section—

(a)

by the insertion, immediately after sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (a), of the following sub-paragraph which shall have effect as sub-paragraph (v) of that paragraph:—

“(v) a driver who fails to report such accident forthwith to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than three thousand rupees and not exceeding five thousand rupees. ”;

(b)

by the addition, immediately after paragraph (c) of that subsection, of the following paragraph which shall have effect as paragraph (d) thereof:-

“(d) The insurer to whom a claim for insurance is made in connection with such accident shall inform the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station of such accident, for the purpose of compiling statistical records relating to accidents giving—

(i)

details relating to such accident ;

and

(ii)

the names and addresses of the parties involved in such accident, as informed to him by the person making the claim.;’;

(2)

in subsection (2) of that section, by the omission of the words “or of security”;

(3)

by the insertion, immediately after subsection (2)

thereof, of the following subsection which shall have effect as subsection (3) thereof:—

“(3) A person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than five thousand rupees and not exceeding ten thousand rupees.”.

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