Fines Reform Act 2014
89Sanctions that may be imposed on a fine defaulter
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89 Sanctions that may be imposed on a fine defaulter
S. 89(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 20.2).
(1) The Director may direct the Transport Secretary to impose one or more of the following sanctions on a fine defaulter until the Director directs the Transport Secretary that the sanction should be discontinued under section 91—
S. 89(1)(a) amended by No. 29/2016 s. 28.
(a) to suspend any driver licence of the fine defaulter under section 24(1A) of the Road Safety Act 1986;
S. 89(1)(b) amended by No. 29/2016 s. 28.
(b) not to grant or renew any driver licence of the fine defaulter;
See section 19A of the Road Safety Act 1986.
(c) if the fine defaulter is the registered operator of a vehicle—
(i) to suspend the registration of a vehicle registered to the fine defaulter;
See section 9AA of the Road Safety Act 1986.
(ii) not to renew the registration of a vehicle registered to the fine defaulter;
See section 9AC of the Road Safety Act 1986.
(iii) not to transfer to any other person the registration of a vehicle registered to the fine defaulter, whether or not an application for transfer of registration has been made;
See section 9AE of the Road Safety Act 1986.
(d) not to register a vehicle in the name of the fine defaulter.
See section 9AC of the Road Safety Act 1986.
(2) Subsection (1)(c) and (d) apply whether the person who is or is proposed to be the registered operator of the vehicle is a natural person or a body corporate.