The Traffic and Road Safety (Speed of Motor Vehicle) (Temporary Maximum Speed Limit) (No. 4) Order, 2012.

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Date of promulgation: 

5 October 2012

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

SUPPLEMENT No. 29                                                                                5th October, 2012

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS SUPPLEMENT

to The Uganda Gazette No. 55 Volume CV dated 5th October, 2012 Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2012 No. 63.

The Traffic and Road Safety (Speed of Motor Vehicle) (Temporary Maximum Speed Limit) (No. 4) 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 September, 2012.

  1. Title.

This Order may be cited as the Traffic and Road Safety (Speed of Motor Vehicle) (Temporary Maximum Speed Limit) (No. 4) 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 UMOSPOC Independence Rally, 2012 to be held on 5th to 7th October, 2012.

  1. Exemption.

Subject to paragraph 2, a person who drives a motor vehicle and competes in the UMOSPOC Independence Rally 2012 to be held on the 5th to 7th October, 2012, in Masaka, Bukomansimbi and Lwengo Districts organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Club of Uganda, in conjunction with the Motorsport 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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