(1) A person shall not drive or operate a motor vehicle on a road at a greater speed than the prescribed speed limit for the road or for the category of motor vehicle.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2006)
(3) A person charged with an offence under this section shall not be convicted on the evidence of only one witness whose evidence is based only on his or her judgement of the speed at which the person charged is alleged to have been driving.
(4) This section does not apply to an emergency vehicle which is exempted from the application of this provision if there is an urgent emergency justifying a rate of speed in excess of any maximum rate of speed provided for in this Act.
(5) The Minister shall prescribe equipment for use in measuring vehicle speed on the roads.
(Amended by Act 10 of 2006)