Taking a motor vehicle without the owner's consent
The Road Traffic Act offence of taking and driving away a motor vehicle without the owner's consent or other lawful authority, including its penalty and its role as an alternative conviction in a theft trial.
Primary source: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/RTA1961?ProvIds=pr96-
The offence
Under section 96(1) of the Road Traffic Act, a person commits an offence by taking and driving away a motor vehicle without either the owner's consent or other lawful authority. On conviction, the penalty is a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment for up to 3 months (Singapore Statutes Online, Road Traffic Act 1961, s. 96(1)).
Section 96(3) also allows a court trying a person for motor-vehicle theft to convict that person under section 96 if the court considers the person not guilty of theft but guilty of this offence (Singapore Statutes Online, Road Traffic Act 1961, s. 96(3)).
Coverage debt
- Section 96 does not explain how consent or “other lawful authority” is assessed in particular situations. The article does not infer those legal tests.