A bill is before the Senate seeking to amend the Motor Vehicle (prohibition of tinted glass) Law. It passed its second reading before Senators went on yearend recess.
The proposed amendment includes prescription of up to N50,000 fine or six months' imprisonment (or both) for anyone driving a vehicle with tinted glass 'without due approval'. The bill, according to Senator Paulinus Nwagwu, would amend the extant law in order to stop 'indiscriminate use' of vehicles with tinted glass to beat security checks and carry out nefarious activities. The bill requires those who purchase vehicles with factory-installed tinted glass to replace it with a transparent one or, within 90 days of a vehicle's purchase, seek police permission to put them on the road.
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