‘Proposed amendments to Act 333 on drunk driving to be tabled next Parliament sitting’

The government views seriously cases of fatal road accidents involving drunk drivers and will take immediate steps to ensure the proposed amendments to the Road Transport Act or Act 333 can be tabled at the next Parliament sitting.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Takiyuddin Hassan said the proposed amendments would not only involve provisions relating to drunk driving that causes injury or death in Section 44 but also driving under the influence of alcohol under Section 45 of the law.