නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
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.”.