Enforcement measures introduced under now defunct SPAD still in place, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR: Global Positioning System (GPS)-based monitoring for speeding and other enforcement measures introduced under the now-defunct Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) are still in place, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said there was a misconception that such enforcement had ceased following SPAD's dissolution.
"Although SPAD no longer exists, the enforcement of laws and regulatory systems introduced during its time continues under the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) and the Road Transport Department (RTD)," he said at a press conference today.
Loke said it was merely a change of agency, not a lapse in enforcement.
"What was developed during SPAD's time is still being implemented and enforced.
"The system is still in place. It is just handled by different agencies now," he added.

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