Road Safety (General) Regulations 2019
79Appropriation of fines
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79 Appropriation of fines
(1) For the purposes of section 77(5) of the Act, an offence is a prescribed offence if it is—
(a) committed on land or premises which are vested in or under the control or management of the public authority or person referred to in subregulation (2)(a) and is—
(i) an offence under the Road Safety Road Rules 2017; or
Reg. 79(1)(a)(ii) amended by S.R. No. 105/2020 reg. 86, substituted by S.R. No. 121/2021 reg. 8.
(ii) an offence under Division 3, 4, 5 or 7 of Part 2, Part 4, Part 5 or Part 8 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021; or
Reg. 79(1)(a)(iii) amended by S.R. No. 104/2019 reg. 4.
(iii) an offence under Part 2 of the Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2019[4]; or
(b) an offence against section 90E of the Act, or under a regulation made under the Act, for which the charge was filed by a municipal council or any member of staff of a municipal council who is authorised in writing to do so either generally or in a particular case by the municipal council.
(2) For the purposes of section 77(5) of the Act—
(a) a public authority or person specified in Column 1 of an item in Schedule 8 is prescribed; and
(b) a fund described in Column 2 of an item in Schedule 8 is prescribed in respect of the public authority or person set out in the corresponding item.