80Directions to move unsafe or unauthorised electronic billboards, &c.

80 Directions to move unsafe or unauthorised electronic billboards, &c.

[Section 80 Inserted by No. 32 of 2007, s. 4, Applied:28 Sep 2007]

(1)  This section applies if an officer reasonably suspects that a person has –

(a) contravened section 78(1) ; or

(b) contravened section 79(8) in a way that compromises road safety or in another serious respect; or

(c) contravened section 79(9) .

(2)  The officer may direct the person to move the relevant electronic billboard, including any associated vehicle, within a specified time and, by the same direction, may –

(a) require that the electronic billboard be switched off, either immediately or within a specified time; and

(b) give instructions as to how the electronic billboard should be moved and where it may or may not be moved to.

(3)  If the officer gives the person a direction under subsection (2) , the person must comply with that direction.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a first offence, a fine not exceeding 15 penalty units; or

(b) a subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.