- 04th August 2005 -

Section 161 of the Motor Traffic Act requires that any accident due to the use of any motor vehicle on a highway causing injury to any person, animal or property to be reported forthwith to the nearest police station.

Please ensure that in your advertisements you do not specify anything to the contrary or anything that would result in non-compliance with the above statutory requirement.

Dr D.C. Jayasuriya
Chairman
Insurance Board of Sri Lanka