70Multiple offences during prescribed period

70 Multiple offences during prescribed period

(1) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act or any other Act (other than the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities)—

(a) only one criminal proceeding may be commenced in respect of an offence against section 69(1) constituted by the driving of any one vehicle in a toll zone during the course of a prescribed period; and

(b) only one infringement notice may be issued in respect of an offence against section 69(1) constituted by the driving of any one vehicle in a toll zone during the course of a prescribed period.

(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of how many toll zones the vehicle is driven in during the course of the period and how many trips the vehicle makes during the course of the period and how many different individuals drive the vehicle during the course of the period.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a criminal proceeding commenced against, or an infringement notice served on, a person in respect of an offence referred to in that subsection is to be disregarded if the charge or infringement notice is withdrawn.

(4) In this section—

prescribed period means—

(a) a period prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section; or

(b) if no period is prescribed under paragraph (a), a period of 7 days.