Act, with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Whoever drives a vehicle or animal on a highway at a Driving speed or in a manner which is dangerous to the public, having regard reckiessly or to all the circumstances of the case including the nature, condition dangerously. and use of the highway where the vehicle or animal is driven and the amount of traffic which actually is at the time or which might reasonably be expected to be in the highway, shall be punishable on a first conviction for the offence with five Which may extend to One hundred rupees and for a subsequent offence with fine which may

extend to two hundred rupees. ‘Power of 87. (1) A police officer in uniform or other authority outho- arrest rised in this behalf by the State Government may arrest

without without warrant—

1. (a) any person who being required under the provisions of Part V of this Act to give his name and address refuses to do so, or gives a name or address which the police officer or other authority has reason to believe to be false, or
2. (b) any person concerned in an offence under Part V of this Act or reasonably suspected to have been 80 concerned, if the police officer or other autho- rity has reason to believe that he will abscond or otherwise avoid the service of summons. |

1. (2) A police officer or other authority arresting without warrant the driver of a vehicle or animal shall, if the circumstances so require, take or cause to be taken any steps he may consider proper for the temporary disposal of the vehicle or animal. 88. (1) A court taking cognizance of an offence under this Act piace if may state upon the summons to be served on the ac- cases. cused person that he—
   • (a) may appear by pleader and not in person, Of
   • (b) may bea specified date prior to the hearing of the charge plead guilty to the charge by registered Jetter and remit to the court such sum as the court may specify.
2. (2) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum specified no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against him. 89, (1) The Manipur Highways Ordinance 1979 shall stand repeated on the day this Act comes into force.
3. (2) Anything done and any step taken (including order, scheme, rule, form or notice) and any action talgen under the repeated Act shall in so far it is not inconsis tant with the privisions of this Act be treated as to have been done ‘and acted under the provisions of this Act and shall continue to be in force until superseded. THE FIRST SCHEDULE (See Sections 71,72 & 73) TRAFFIC SIGNS This will be reproduction of the Ninth Schedule to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 except as follows :