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Road Traffic Act update

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2026 — What changes?

Act No. 15 of 2026 introduces changes to driving licences, serious offences, impaired driving procedures, mobile-phone offences, road rage, vehicle seizure and several schedules of the Road Traffic Act.

⚠️ Commencement matters The Act was assented to on 4 September 2026, but section 27 provides that it comes into operation on a date fixed by Proclamation. Different sections may start on different dates.
For the general public The cards below translate the legal amendments into practical points to watch for. They are a plain-language guide, not a replacement for the wording of the Act or any commencement Proclamation.
Official source The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2026, Act No. 15 of 2026, Legal Supplement 607 to Government Gazette No. 64 of 5 September 2026.
Sections 3–4 · ss. 2 & 46

📱 Digital driving licence

The Act introduces the legal definition of a digital driving licence and replaces references to an up-to-date photocopy of the driving licence with the digital licence. The maximum range for the relevant section 46 offence is changed to Rs 2,000–Rs 10,000.

“Emergency vehicle” is also expanded to include vehicles of the Mauritius Prison Service. “Place of safety” and “seals” are defined for the new vehicle-seizure provisions.

Sections 5–7 & 21 · ss. 123B, 123BA & 123D

🚨 Higher penalties for specified serious offences

Specified penalties under sections 123B and 123D are increased. The Act also inserts new section 123BA for causing death while driving without a driving licence, provisional driving licence or international driving permit.

  • First conviction under s.123BA: Rs 200,000–Rs 500,000 and imprisonment up to 5 years.
  • Second/subsequent conviction: Rs 500,000–Rs 1,000,000 and imprisonment of 12 months to 8 years.
  • Conviction under s.123BA also carries a minimum 5-year disqualification.
  • For item 123B, the minimum disqualification periods change from 2 to 3 years and from 5 to 7 years.
  • For item 123D, the minimum disqualification periods change from 3 to 5 years and from 5 to 10 years.
Sections 8–9 · ss. 123L & 123LA

🍺 Changes to impaired-driving procedure

Where a person's physical state appears no longer impaired, the amended procedure provides for the person to be brought before a Magistrate at the earliest opportunity. The Magistrate is to consider the matter in the interest of public safety.

  • If the Magistrate cannot decide the matter the same day, the person may be directed to surrender the driving licence, provisional driving licence or international driving permit until a decision is reached.
  • Specified periods in section 123LA are increased from 2 to 6 months and from 6 to 12 months.
  • The relevant surrender requirement changes from within 5 days to on the date of the order.
Section 10 · s. 123AE

📵 Handheld phones & interactive devices

It is expressly provided that, while driving a motor vehicle or riding a cycle on a road or public place, a person must not use a handheld mobile phone or a handheld interactive communication device.

The definition covers devices used for internet access, oral or written messages, electronic documents or images, and includes examples such as laptops, portable computing devices, pagers and electronic games.

Fourth Schedule FPN: Rs 3,000 · 5–10 penalty points
Section 11 · new s. 123AN

🛑 Road rage becomes a specific offence

The new provision covers specified aggressive, threatening, violent, abusive or insulting conduct towards another road user, including assault or threats, use of an offensive weapon, forcibly opening a vehicle, damaging property or vehicles, obstructing passage, and conduct likely to cause public fear or a breach of the peace.

On conviction: Rs 50,000–Rs 100,000 and up to 12 months' imprisonment
Section 12 · new Part VIIIB

🚗 Vehicle seizure for alcohol/drug-related driving or cycling

For specified circumstances under section 123E, the Police may take custody of the motor vehicle and take or cause it to be taken to a place of safety. This includes specified positive alcohol/drug tests and certain failures to provide required specimens or undergo a field impairment test where there are reasonable grounds to suspect impairment.

  • The Part VIIIB seizure provisions do not apply to State-owned motor vehicles, including vehicles of Government companies and statutory bodies, or to emergency vehicles.
  • The vehicle remains under Police control until released under the new procedure or disposed of under the Act.
  • A seizure notice must be served on the registered owner, as soon as reasonably practicable and not later than 2 days after seals are affixed.
  • Breaking/removing seals, removing the vehicle from the place of safety or damaging it there is an offence carrying Rs 50,000–Rs 100,000 and up to 2 years' imprisonment.
Sections 12 & 24 · ss. 123AR–123AS & Fifteenth Schedule

💳 Release, fees & possible disposal of seized vehicles

The owner, or a person authorised in writing, may apply to the Commissioner of Police for release. The Act specifies documents and payment requirements, including seizure fees, a release fee and any towing fee.

Rs 2,000Seizure fee per 24 hours or part thereof
Rs 5,000Non-refundable application fee
Rs 10,000One-off release fee

If a seized vehicle is not claimed within 3 months, the Commissioner of Police may, after the required notice, sell or otherwise dispose of it. Any surplus is dealt with as provided by section 123AS.

Sections 13–14 · ss. 125 & 134

💰 Road Racing penalty changes

Section 125 changes a fine from a maximum of Rs 1,000 to a range of Rs 50,000–Rs 100,000. Section 134(2)(b) changes the relevant fine to Rs 25,000–Rs 100,000.

Sections 15–20 · ss. 173, 188A, 190, 192, 193 & 196

🧾 Procedure, notices & electronic payment

  • Section 173 is made subject to the new vehicle-seizure Part VIIIB.
  • Section 188A changes the wording around who may give the relevant notice and devices approved by the Commissioner of Police, and repeals subsection (2).
  • Section 190 is updated to include the new Fifteenth Schedule.
  • Section 192 allows electronic payment of an FPN fine within the specified 28-day period, subject to the exclusion for offences specified in the Third Schedule.
  • Sections 193 and 196 are consequentially amended in relation to the Criminal Procedure Act.
Sections 22–23 · Third & Fourth Schedules

📋 New penalty-point & fixed-penalty entries

  • Using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving — 5–10 penalty points, code PHON03.
  • Using a handheld interactive communication device whilst driving — 5–10 penalty points, code PHON04.
  • Producing a digital driving licence is recognised in the Fourth Schedule.
  • The handheld phone/interactive-device offence is added with a Rs 3,000 fixed penalty.
  • The altered-silencer offence is set at a Rs 10,000 fixed penalty.
Sections 25–26 · Repeal & consequential amendment

🔧 Altered silencers & repeals

  • The Road Traffic (Amendment No. 3) Act 2019 is repealed.
  • Regulation 90 of the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2010 is revoked.
  • Regulation 83 is amended to include using a motor vehicle with an altered silencer where the alteration makes the exhaust-gas noise greater.
Show the complete section-by-section amendment register (Sections 1–27)
1. Short title. The Act is cited as the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2026.
2. Interpretation. “Principal Act” means the Road Traffic Act.
3. Section 2. Adds Mauritius Prison Service to “emergency vehicle” and introduces “digital driving licence”, “place of safety” and “seals”.
4. Section 46. Replaces specified photocopy references with “digital driving licence”, repeals paragraph (b) of subsection (3), and changes the subsection (4) fine to Rs 2,000–Rs 10,000.
5. Section 123B. Increases the specified fines to Rs 100,000–Rs 250,000 and Rs 400,000–Rs 800,000, and gives the District Court or Intermediate Court jurisdiction to try an offence under subsection (1) and impose its penalty.
6. New section 123BA. Creates the offence of causing death while driving without a driving licence, provisional driving licence or international driving permit, with the penalties and minimum 5-year disqualification stated above.
7. Section 123D. Increases specified fines to Rs 200,000–Rs 500,000 and Rs 500,000–Rs 1,000,000, and gives the District Court or Intermediate Court jurisdiction under subsection (1).
8. Section 123L. Changes the relevant test to whether the person’s physical state is no longer impaired and links the procedure to section 123LA.
9. Section 123LA. Changes the procedure before a Magistrate, adds the same-day decision/surrender provision, increases specified periods, and changes the surrender timing to the date of the order.
10. Section 123AE. Recasts the handheld-device offence and defines “interactive communication device”, with transitional treatment for offences committed before commencement of the new subsection.
11. New section 123AN. Creates the specific road-rage offence and sets the conviction penalty at Rs 50,000–Rs 100,000 and up to 12 months’ imprisonment.
12. New Part VIIIB. Creates the framework for seizure, seizure notices, release, disposal and related offences for specified alcohol/drug/intoxicating-substance cases.
13. Section 125. Changes the relevant fine to Rs 50,000–Rs 100,000.
14. Section 134. Changes the relevant fine to Rs 25,000–Rs 100,000.
15. Section 173. Makes the provision subject to Part VIIIB.
16. Section 188A. Updates who may give the relevant notice, changes the device wording to one approved by the Commissioner of Police, and repeals subsection (2).
17. Section 190. Adds the Fifteenth Schedule to the schedule references.
18. Section 192. Introduces electronic payment of specified FPN fines within the stated 28-day period, subject to the Third Schedule exclusion.
19. Section 193. Makes a consequential amendment referring to section 153 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
20. Section 196. Makes a consequential amendment referring to the Criminal Procedure Act.
21. Second Schedule. Increases minimum disqualification periods for items 123B and 123D as specified in the Act.
22. Third Schedule. Adds handheld mobile phone and handheld interactive communication device offences, each carrying 5–10 penalty points with codes PHON03 and PHON04.
23. Fourth Schedule. Recognises the digital driving licence for the relevant production requirement; adds a Rs 3,000 handheld-device fixed penalty; replaces item 205 with a Rs 10,000 altered-silencer fixed penalty.
24. Fifteenth Schedule. Adds the seizure and release fees for motor vehicles under Part VIIIB.
25. Repeal. Repeals the Road Traffic (Amendment No. 3) Act 2019 and revokes regulation 90 of the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2010.
26. Consequential amendment. Adds the altered-silencer prohibition to regulation 83(3) of the 2010 Construction and Use Regulations.
27. Commencement. The Act comes into operation on a date fixed by Proclamation; different dates may be fixed for different sections.
⚠️ Do not assume every amendment is already operational. For public guidance, distinguish between the date the Act was assented to and the date each provision actually comes into operation. Section 27 expressly allows different commencement dates for different sections.
Source: The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2026, Act No. 15 of 2026, Legal Supplement 607 to Government Gazette No. 64 of 5 September 2026. This section is a plain-language presentation of the uploaded Act; the legislation itself remains the authoritative wording.
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Know what can affect your licence

There are over 204 traffic offences currently active in Mauritius. Only a smaller group of offences, described below, can result in disqualification and driving licence suspension or cancellation.

Minor traffic offences are usually accompanied by smaller fines, while serious offences can carry substantially higher penalties. This page explains the offences and sanctions covered by the source material and directs you to the detailed pages where appropriate.

Important: Penalty Points System The new Penalty Points System is in force as from 31 January 2026. Use the dedicated PPS page for the offence list and details.
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Offences leading to suspension or cancellation

Examples include:

  • Driving a vehicle without ever having been issued a driving licence — fine Rs 100,000.
  • Permitting or employing an unlicensed person to drive a motor vehicle — fine Rs 50,000.
  • Fraudulent application for a driving licence — fine Rs 10,000.
  • Driving without the minimum mandatory third-party insurance cover — fine Rs 10,000.
  • Causing death by dangerous/careless driving or under the influence of drinks or drugs — see the Drink Drive page.
  • Involuntary homicide — the court may allow part disqualification; fine Rs 10,000.
  • Alcohol concentration above prescribed limits — court may allow part disqualification; minimum fine Rs 20,000.
  • Driving while disqualified, — fine Rs 10,000.
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