Crossings for pedestrians (referred to in this section as crossings) may be established on roads, or on subways constructed under roads, or on bridges constructed over roads, in accordance with this section.
(2) The Minister may make rules with respect to the precedence of vehicles and pedestrians respectively and generally with respect to the movement of traffic (including pedestrians) at and in the vicinity of crossings.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), rules made thereunder may be made prohibiting pedestrian traffic on the carriageway within 100 metres of a crossing, and with respect to the indication of the limits of a crossing, or of any other matter whatsoever relating to the crossing, by marks or devices on or near the roadway or otherwise, and generally with respect to the erection of traffic signs in connection with a crossing.
(4) Different rules may be made under this section in relation to different conditions and, in particular, different rules may be made in relation to crossings in the vicinity of, and at a distance from, a junction of roads, and to traffic which is controlled by the police, and by traffic signals, and by different kinds of traffic signals, and which is not controlled.
(5) Rules may be made under this section applying only to a particular crossing or particular crossings specified in the rules.
(6) Any person who contravenes any of the rules made under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)
if the offence was committed by him in his capacity as the driver of a vehicle, to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months; and
(b)
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $100.