Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 534

534. (1) In the case of an offence against the regulations relating to motorcars or against any law or regulation relating to the traffic of vehicles, the costs m ay, in the event of the declara tion referred to in sub-article (3) o f the last preceding article, b e recovered as a civil debt from the owner of the vehicle althoug h he is not the person convicted: Provided that where the person convicted is not the owner of the vehicle, the liability of the latter for the costs shall not exceed the value of the vehicle. Procedure. Exemption of owner from liability. (2) Where the owner of the vehicle was not a party to the proceedings, the court shall, on the application of the registr ar, order the owner to appear and to show cause why he should not b e condemned to pay the said costs; and the court shall order that the costs be paid by the owner unless the latter shall prove, to th e satisfaction of the court, that the vehicle was, at the time of the offence, driven by or in the custody of the person guilty of th e offence, without his knowledge or consent, whether express or implied. Definition of "vehicle" and "owner". Cap. 10. (3) For the purposes o f this article - the expression "vehicle" has the same meaning as in article 2 o f the Code of Police Laws ; the expression "owner" means the person in whose name the licence in respect of the vehicle has been issued. Added by: IV .2014.25. Title VI OF THE RIGHTS OF SUS PECTS AND ACCUSED Rights of suspect and accused. Added by: IV .2014.25. Amended by: VIII.2015.35.