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[1] Road traffic and roads - Drunk in charge - Prosecution must prove vehicle was in a public place. 45
1969 ZR p132
WHELAN J
Where a person is charged with being in charge of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drink or drugs contrary to section 208 (1) of the Roads and Road Traffic Ordinance, the prosecution must prove that at the time in question the vehicle was on a road within 5 the meaning of section 2 of the Ordinance to which the public had unrestricted access.
Statute construed:
(1) Roads and Road Traffic Ordinance (1965, Cap.173), s.208 (1).
