Road Traffic Act, 1933

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Duty of licensed driver or conductor to notify change of address.

117.—(1) Whenever and so often as a licensed driver or a licensed conductor changes his address he shall within four days after such change of address send to the Commissioner his driver's or conductor's licence together with notice in writing stating the fact of such change of address and the particulars of his new address.

(2) Upon receipt of a driver's or a conductor's licence and a notice of change of address sent in pursuance of this section the Commissioner shall cause such change of address to be recorded in the register of driver's licences or the register of conductor's licences (as the case may require) and shall also cause such change of address to be entered on such licence and such licence to be returned to the holder thereof.

(3) If a licensed driver or a licensed conductor on any occasion on which he is required by this section to send to the Commissioner his driver's or conductor's licence and a notice of change of address, fails or neglects so to do within the time limited in that behalf by this section such driver or conductor shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall on summary conviction thereof be liable to a fine not exceeding two pounds.