Motor Parks Bye-Law

In accordance with the provisions of Section 7 and the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and other relevant sections of the Local Government Act, Laws of the FCT Abuja, 2006 and other enabling laws, Bwari Area Council hereby promulgates the following Bye-Law.

• No person in charge of a commercial motor vehicle shall pick-up or drop passengers or their goods within Bwari Area Council except at a motor park, bus stop or a place designated for such purpose.
• The Council may restrict the parking of vehicles in a motor park to any class of vehicle and may erect notices at entrances indicating the class of vehicles permitted therein.
• No person or authority shall operate a private motor park without the consent and permission of the Council first sought and obtained.
• The Council may appoint any person (individual or body corporate) as attendant to have charge at a motor park, collect fees and enforce compliance with this Bye-Law.
• Any person entering a motor park shall observe and obey the instructions of the attendant or other duly authorised officer(s) of the Area Council.

Any person operating a commercial motor vehicle within Bwari Area Council including car hire services or interstate transport but not using a motor park shall pay the applicable fee before 10:00am (Mondays to Saturdays) or on demand. The attendant shall issue an authorised ticket or receipt in respect of any fees paid.

Magistrate Courts and Revenue Mobile Courts of whatever grade have jurisdiction to try any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Bye-Law.

The court shall have powers to order that any vehicle in respect of which an offence has been committed be impounded until the provisions of the Bye-Law are complied with and any fine imposed is paid, and to order its release upon compliance and payment of such fine.

• The Council or its duly authorised officers shall operate in conjunction with officers of the VIO, Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria Police or Civil Defence Corps to enforce compliance at motor parks and along roads.
• The Area Council or its duly authorised agent shall have power to enter any park (public or private) between 6am and 6pm to ascertain compliance with this Bye-Law.
• Duly authorised officers may clamp the wheels of any defaulting vehicle for two (2) hours, after which the vehicle shall be towed to a pound yard.
• The Council and/or its authorised staff/agent are empowered to demobilize, tow, clamp or otherwise restrict the movement of a contravening vehicle.