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ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 1975 - REG 202

202 .         Obedience to patrolmen or firemen

        (1)         Every pedestrian and driver shall obey the signal by hand or the reasonable oral direction given by — 

            (a)         a member of the Police Force;

            (b)         a uniformed fireman, if the signal or direction given by him is given for the purpose of facilitating the movement of a fire engine or emergency vehicle;

            (c)         an ambulance officer, if the signal given by him is given for the purpose of facilitating the movement of an ambulance that is an emergency vehicle; or

            (d)         an accredited pilot, if the signal or direction given by the pilot is given — 

                  (i)         for the purpose of facilitating the movement of an overdimensional vehicle being escorted by the pilot; and

                  (ii)         while the pilot is wearing a reflective vest of a type approved by the Commissioner of Police by notice published in the Gazette ,

                notwithstanding that the signal or oral direction given by any of them appears to require the pedestrian or driver to act in contravention of these regulations.

        (2)         It is a defence to any complaint of a breach of these regulations that the defendant was, at the time of the alleged offence, acting in conformity with a signal or direction given under subregulation (1) of this regulation.

        [Regulation 202 amended in Gazette 1 May 1981 p.1374; 2 February 1982 p.399; 30 May 1997 p.2500.]



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