Royal assent for the new Road Transport Act was obtained on Friday, says transport minister Wee Ka Siong. FMTNews
A woman involved in this crash, in which a navy man died, was sentenced to six years’ jail.
The Bill was passed by the Dewan Rakyat on Aug 26 and Dewan Negara on Sept 22. Royal Assent could only be obtained yesterday . The ministry will then gazette the Bill next week for it to become law,” he said on Facebook in response to criticisms of the jail term and fined meted out to a woman who caused the death of a Navy man.
In noting the dissatisfaction over the punishment Wee explained that the prosecutor and court could only try the case via the Road Transport Act 1987 which has yet to be amended at the time of the accident. The amended minimum jail term has been increased to 1o years, while the maximum will soon be 15 years. The minimum fine has been increased to RM50,000, while the maximum has been changed to RM100,000 for the first offence.
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