Section 108Part 8 — Control of Traffic
Parking at yellow lines
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108. (1) To prevent congestion of traffic in certain areas, the Commissioner may provide for the painting of yellow lines along the edge of the carriageway, parallel to the kerb, and subject to subsection (2), a person who parks a vehicle on such lines or between the road edge and the road centre where such lines are painted commits an offence.
A person may park a goods vehicle along yellow lines for a period of up to fifteen minutes for the purpose of loading or unloading the vehicle, except in an area set aside for disabled parking or where there is a sign prohibiting the loading and unloading of a vehicle.
The Minister with the responsibility for roads may provide for the painting of the carriageway, parallel to the kerb, and for the erection (adjacent to the carriageway) of a plate of the prescribed form and design, giving details of the waiting and loading restrictions applicable to that area, and a person who parks a vehicle between the edge of the road and the road centre in contravention of waiting or loading restrictions shown on a plate commits an offence.
A person who parks a vehicle in contravention of indications given under this section commits an offence.
The Minister with the responsibility for roads may, by Notice published in the Gazette, designate parking places on roads for vehicles driven by, or used for the carriage of, disabled persons, and such parking places shall be demarcated by lines of a prescribed colour and measurement painted on the carriageway and by traffic signs of a prescribed form and design erected adjacent to the designated parking place. Traffic Act (2026 Revision) Section 109 c Revised as at 31st December, 2025 Page 77
A person who parks a vehicle in contravention of indications given under this section commits an offence.