The amendments to the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act (Chapter 295) and the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) (Basic Protection Compensation) Act (Chapter 296) came into effect on 22 September 2021. The amendments include Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) (Amendment) Act 2021 and the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) (Basic Protection Compensation) (Amendment) Act 2021.
The key amendments under the Motor Vehicles .
The key amendments under the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance)(Amendment) Act 2021 are threefold:
A Change in the definition of the words "motor vehicle" extends to covers all vehicles types including trucks and equipment used in the extractive, logging and agriculture industries;
A change in the definition of the word "street" to include all the streets or roads, either public or private, including the streets in the extractive, logging and agriculture projects sites, and in the private property estates; and,
No compensation or claims payment for the uninsured and unregistered motor vehicles, equipment and trucks; and where the identity of the motor vehicles cannot be established after due injury.
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