S.L. 65.11 Art. 67Duty to stop in case of accident.

(1) If in any case, owing to the presence of a motor vehicle on a road, an accident occurs involving personal injury to another person or damage to any vehicle, animal or other property, the driver of the motor vehicle shall stop and, if required to do so by a Police officer, a community officer, an enforcement officer of the Authority or by any person having reasonable grounds for so requiring, give his name and address, the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle, the details of the insurer of the motor vehicle as well as its registration mark or number.

(2) Saving the provisions of the other sub-regulations hereunder of this regulation, where any case to which sub-regulation (1) applies consists in an accident fitting the description in the Second Schedule, but not involving personal injury or damage to public property, the persons involved in the accident shall take steps to ensure the immediate removal of anything which may be obstructing the free course of traffic and immediately thereafter exchange such information as is required by these regulations and give the relevant information on the circumstances of the incident on such appropriate forms supplied by the driver’s or owner’s insurers, which form shall be delivered to the respective insurers by not later than two working days following the date of the accident.

(3) Saving the other provisions of the sub-regulations hereunder of this regulation, where any case to which sub-regulation (1) applies consists in an accident which does not fit the description in the Second Schedule, but not involving personal injury or damage to public property, and the persons involved agree on the circumstances of the accident then, the persons involved in the accident shall exchange such information as is required by these regulations and give the relevant information on the circumstances of the incident on such appropriate forms supplied by the driver’s or owner’s insurers, which form shall be delivered to the respective insurers by not later than two working days following the date of the accident, and they shall take steps to ensure the immediate removal of anything which may be obstructing the free course of traffic immediately thereafter.

(4) Saving the provisions of the other sub-regulations of this regulation, where any case to which sub-regulation (1) applies consists in an accident which does not fit the description in the Second Schedule, but not involving personal injury or damage to public property, and the persons involved do not agree on the circumstances of the accident then, the persons involved in the accident shall immediately notify the community officer to whom they shall give such information as is required by these regulations.

(5) Saving the provisions of the other sub-regulations of this regulation, where any case to which sub-regulation (1) applies consists of an accident which involves personal injury or damage to public property, the persons involved in the accident shall immediately notify the community officer and, or the enforcement officer of the Authority and, or the Police, to whom they shall give such information as is required by this regulation.

(6) The form referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall not be admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings except -

(a) in criminal proceedings in respect of any false declaration or information in the aforesaid form; or

(b) at the instance of the accused who is the driver or owner who gave the relevant information in the aforesaid form.