Registration plates and numbers

Section 26 of the Road Traffic Control Act:

(1) No owner of any registered vehicle shall drive or permit such vehicle to be driven on a public road unless it be fitted with plates in front and at the rear showing the registration number.

(2) The letters and numbers constituting the registration number shall not be less than three inches high and shall be white on a black background or such other colours as the Minister by Order prescribes or if in relief, to be of a design approved by the Commissioner of Police.

(3) Different classes of vehicle shall be distinguished by affixing in a conspicuous position on the registration plate whichever of the following styles of registration label is appropriate –

  1. for a taxi, a red letter ‘T’ on a white background or such other colours as the Minister by Order prescribes;
  2. for a public vehicle, a red letter ‘B’ on a white background or such other colours as the Minister by Order prescribes;
  3. for a hire or rental vehicle, a white reflective letter ’H’ on a green background or such other colours as the Minister by Order prescribes;
  4. for an automobile dealer trade vehicle the white letters "ADT" on a red background or such other colours as the Minister by Order prescribes;

Provided that the Minister may prescribed other styles of registration label for any other class of vehicle.

(4) The registration number shall be clearly visible by day to a person standing 20 yards to the front or rear of the vehicle. At night the rear plate shall be clearly illuminated by a light and shall be visible at the same distance.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, motor cycles shall require a plate at the rear only.

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