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TRAFFIC (ROAD RULES) REGULATIONS 1999 (S.R. 1999, NO. 131) - REG 304

Direction by a police officer or authorised person
(1)  A person must obey any reasonable direction for the safe and efficient regulation of traffic given to the person by a police officer or authorised person, whether or not the person may contravene another provision of the Road Rules by obeying the direction.

Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.

Note 1 : Authorised person and police officer are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2 : Rule 352 also deals with directions by police officers and authorised persons, being directions in connection with offences.

(2)  It is a defence to the prosecution of a person for an offence against a provision of the Road Rules if, at the time of the offence, the person was obeying a direction given to the person under subrule (1) .


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