Traffic and Road Safety (Speed of Motor Vehicle) (Temporary Maximum Speed Limit) (No. 3) Order, 2012

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Date of assent: 

4 September 2012

Date of promulgation: 

4 September 2012

Date of commencement: 

4 September 2012

Issuing Authority: 

MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT

In force: 

Yes

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

SUPPLEMENT No. 27                                                                           4th September, 2012

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT

to The Uganda Gazette No. 49 Volume CV dated 4th September, 2012 Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2012 No. 59.

The Traffic and Road Safety (Speed of Motor Vehicle) (Temporary Maximum Speed Limit) (No. 3) Order, 2012.

(Under sections 135 and 175 of the Traffic and Road Safety Act, Cap. 361).

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister responsible for transport by sections 135 and 175 of the Traffic and Road Safety Act, this Order is made this 24th day of August, 2012.

  1. Title.

This Order may be cited as the Traffic and Road Safety (Speed of Motor Vehicle) (Temporary Maximum Speed Limit) (No. 3) Order, 2012.

  1. Temporary maximum speed limit.

A temporary maximum speed limit is prescribed up to a limit of 180km per hour for drivers of motor vehicles, who compete in the Federation of Motor Sports Club of Uganda (FMU) Sprint Rally to be held on 7th to 9th September, 2012.

  1. Exemption.

Subject to paragraph 2, a person who drives a motor vehicle and competes in the FMU Sprint Rally held on the 7th to 9th September, 2012, in Lubiri- Mengo organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Club of Uganda (FMU), in conjunction with the Motorsport Africa Club, is exempted from the provisions of section 120 of the Traffic and Road Safety Act, and the Traffic and Road Safety (Speed Limits) Regulations, S.I No. 33 of 2004 for the duration of the rally.

ABRAHAM JAMES BYANDALA, Minister of Works and Transport.

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