Api uda dagena hithan hitapu traffic acts wenas wela godak kal ban 
2009 Amended Act
1st MISCONCEPTION:
“A single Police Officer cannot stop you on the road! (It's prohibited and you are not supposed to stop eithr!)
”You cannot evade a police officer in the said manner. A police officer has the perfect right to stop you. It has been made clear under the Section 162 of the Motor Traffic Act as follos.
“The driver of a motor vehicle shall obey all verbal directions or signals, given by a police officer in the execution of his duty, to stop or reverse the car or to make it slow down or turn back or to pass on such side or to keep to such line of traffic as may be indicated by the police officer.
”Furthermore, under the Section 56 of the Police Ordinance with regard to the duties and liabilities of police officers it has been mentioned as follows.
“Every police officer shall for all purposes in this ordinance contained be considered to be always on duty, and shall have the powers of a police officer in every part of Sri Lanka.It shall be his duty.
(a) To use his best endeavors and ability to prevent all crimes, offences, and public nuisances'
(b) To preserve the peace
(c) To apprehend disorderly and suspicious characters;
(d) To detect and bring offenders to justice;
(e) To collect and communicate intelligence affecting the public peace; and
(f) Promptly to obey and execute all orders and warrants lawfully issued and directed to him by any competent authority.
2nd MISCONCEPTION:
“A single Police Officer cannot seize your driving license.”
It has been made clear in Section 135 (1) of Motor Traffic Act that a single Police Officer has a legal right to withhold a driving license. “The driver of a motor vehicle shall always carry his driving license on his person or in the motor vehicle and shall, on demand made by police officer, forthwith produce the license and permit it to be inspected”
3rd MISCONCEPTION:
“Only a 'traffic control' Police Officer has the authority to request anything more than your NIC when you are behind wheels.”
No restriction has been imposed on any Police Officer which prevents him from requesting any document other than the NIC.Any Police Officer in uniform has authority to examine any document including the NIC. The separate divisions of Police such as Traffic and Crimes have been established merely for the purpose of easy administration.
4th MISCONCEPTION:
“A single traffic Police Officer can never press charges against you. He must have a witness if he does so. That's why you always find 'two' Police Officers together”
There is not a law in force which states that a single Police Officer is unable to do so or there should be two officers for the same purpose and it has been made clear in Section 162 of Motor Traffic Act as follows.“The driver of a motor vehicle shall obey all verbal directions or signals, given by a police officer in the execution of his duty, to stop or reverse the car or to make it slow down or turn back or to pass on such side or to keep to such line of traffic as many be indicated by the police officer.”
WHAT IS THIS ? IS THIS THE LATEST ?
2009 Amended Act
1st MISCONCEPTION:
“A single Police Officer cannot stop you on the road! (It's prohibited and you are not supposed to stop eithr!)
”You cannot evade a police officer in the said manner. A police officer has the perfect right to stop you. It has been made clear under the Section 162 of the Motor Traffic Act as follos.
“The driver of a motor vehicle shall obey all verbal directions or signals, given by a police officer in the execution of his duty, to stop or reverse the car or to make it slow down or turn back or to pass on such side or to keep to such line of traffic as may be indicated by the police officer.
”Furthermore, under the Section 56 of the Police Ordinance with regard to the duties and liabilities of police officers it has been mentioned as follows.
“Every police officer shall for all purposes in this ordinance contained be considered to be always on duty, and shall have the powers of a police officer in every part of Sri Lanka.It shall be his duty.
(a) To use his best endeavors and ability to prevent all crimes, offences, and public nuisances'
(b) To preserve the peace
(c) To apprehend disorderly and suspicious characters;
(d) To detect and bring offenders to justice;
(e) To collect and communicate intelligence affecting the public peace; and
(f) Promptly to obey and execute all orders and warrants lawfully issued and directed to him by any competent authority.
2nd MISCONCEPTION:
“A single Police Officer cannot seize your driving license.”
It has been made clear in Section 135 (1) of Motor Traffic Act that a single Police Officer has a legal right to withhold a driving license. “The driver of a motor vehicle shall always carry his driving license on his person or in the motor vehicle and shall, on demand made by police officer, forthwith produce the license and permit it to be inspected”
3rd MISCONCEPTION:
“Only a 'traffic control' Police Officer has the authority to request anything more than your NIC when you are behind wheels.”
No restriction has been imposed on any Police Officer which prevents him from requesting any document other than the NIC.Any Police Officer in uniform has authority to examine any document including the NIC. The separate divisions of Police such as Traffic and Crimes have been established merely for the purpose of easy administration.
4th MISCONCEPTION:
“A single traffic Police Officer can never press charges against you. He must have a witness if he does so. That's why you always find 'two' Police Officers together”
There is not a law in force which states that a single Police Officer is unable to do so or there should be two officers for the same purpose and it has been made clear in Section 162 of Motor Traffic Act as follows.“The driver of a motor vehicle shall obey all verbal directions or signals, given by a police officer in the execution of his duty, to stop or reverse the car or to make it slow down or turn back or to pass on such side or to keep to such line of traffic as many be indicated by the police officer.”
WHAT IS THIS ? IS THIS THE LATEST ?
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