(1)Whoever commits theft of a motor vehicle or any component part of a motor vehicle shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than2008which may extend to2008 7 years2008years,2008 and shall also be liable to fine.
Section history
Section 379A — Punishment for theft of a motor vehicle
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
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(2)A person convicted of an offence under this section shall, unless the court for special reasons thinks fit to order otherwise and without prejudice to the power of the court to order a longer period of disqualification, be disqualified for a period of not less than 3 years2008, be disqualified for such period as the court may order2008 from the date of his release from imprisonment from holding or obtaining a driving licence under the Road Traffic Act [Cap.2008(Cap.2008·2021 276].2008276).2008·20211961.2021
(3)In this section —
“motor2008“component2008 vehicle”2008part”, in relation to a motor vehicle,2008 means a2008any2008 mechanically2008component2008 propelled2008part2008 vehicle2008attached2008 intended2008to2008 or2008the2008 adapted2008motor2008 for use on roads,2008vehicle,2008 and includes a2008any2008 trailer2008tyre,2008 drawn2008accessory2008 by2008or2008 a2008equipment attached to the2008 motor vehicle;
“component2008“motor2008 part”,2008vehicle”2008 in2008means2008 relation2008a2008 to2008mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads, and includes a trailer drawn by2008 a motor vehicle, 2008includes any tyre, accessory or equipment.2008means any component part attached to the motor vehicle, and includes any tyre, accessory or equipment attached to the motor 2008·2008vehicle.2008