Road Traffic Act, 1933

Issue of drivers' badges and conductors' badges.

113.—(1) Whenever the Commissioner grants a driver's licence to any person he shall, upon payment to him by such person of such sum as shall from time to time be fixed by regulations made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, issue to such person a metal badge (in this Part of this Act referred to as a driver's badge) of such pattern as the Commissioner shall direct and having marked thereon a serial number and such words, letters, numbers, and designs as the Commissioner shall direct.

(2) Whenever the Commissioner grants a conductor's licence to any person he shall, upon payment to him by such person of such sum as shall from time to time be fixed by regulations made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, issue to such person a metal badge (in this Part of this Act referred to as a conductor's badge) of such pattern as the Commissioner shall direct and having marked thereon a serial number and such words, letters, numbers, and designs as the Commissioner shall direct.

(3) Whenever the Commissioner is satisfied that a driver's badge or a conductor's badge has been lost, destroyed, or broken or has become defaced by wear or injury the Commissioner shall, on the application of the person to whom such badge was issued and delivery to the Commissioner of such badge (if not lost or destroyed) and payment to the Commissioner by such person of such sum as shall from time to time be fixed by regulations made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, issue to such person a new badge.

(4) Whenever a driver's licence or a conductor's licence is revoked or expires the person to whom such licence was issued shall within three days or (where such licence expires by reason of the death of such person) the personal representative of such person shall within one month after such revocation or expiration (as the case may be) deliver up to the Commissioner the driver's badge or the conductor's badge (as the case may be) issued to such person under this Part of this Act.

(5) If any person who is required by the next foregoing sub-section of this section to deliver up to the Commissioner a driver's badge or a conductor's badge fails or neglects so to do within the time limited in that behalf by the said sub-section such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall on summary conviction thereof be liable to a fine not exceeding two pounds and a further fine not exceeding five shillings for every day during which such offence is continued.