TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1991
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FIXED PENALTY COURT COSTS TO BE INCREASED
THE COURT COSTS PAYABLE UNDER SECTION 20B OF THE FIXED (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTION) ORDINANCE AND SECTION 9 OF THE FIXED (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $70 WITH EFFECT FROM FRIDAY (MARCH 22).
PENALTY
PENALTY то $125
AT PRESENT, UNDER THE ABOVE SECTIONS, A PERSON WHO INITIALLY DISPUTES LIABILITY FOR A SCHEDULED OFFENCE AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ELECTS NOT TO PURSUE THE MATTER IN COURT HAS TO PAY THE DOUBLE FIXED PENALTY TOGETHER WITH A SUM OF $70 COURT COSTS AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE A COURT APPEARANCE,
THE NEW COURT COSTS WILL APPLY TO ALL ELECTIONS TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS ON AND AFTER MARCH 22 THIS YEAR REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE SUMMONS WAS ISSUED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JUDICIARY SAID INFLATION HAD GIVEN RISE ΤΟ THE NEED FOR THE INCREASE IN COURT COSTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR VALUE IN REAL TERMS. THESE FEES WERE LAST REVISED IN 1984.
COURT COSTS ARE REGULATORY FEES AND ARE BASED ON THE NEED ΤΟ ENFORCE PAYMENT OF THE FIXED PENALTIES CONCERNED.
HOURS OF LEARNER DRIVING TO BE EXTENDED
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE PERMITTED HOURS OF DRIVING FOR LEARNER DRIVERS WILL BE EXTENDED ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY AS FROM APRIL 1.
AT PRESENT, THE DAILY PERMITTED HOURS ARE:
SESSION 1
6 AM TO 7.30 AM
SESSION 2
9.30 AM TO 4.30 PM
SESSION 3 7.30 PM TO 11.30 PM
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FROM APRIL 1, THE PERMITTED HOURS FOR WEEKDAYS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED WHILE FOR SATURDAY, APART FROM RETAINING SESSION 1, SESSION 2 WILL BE EXTENDED, STARTING 9.30 AM AND LAST UNTIL 11,30 PM.
ON SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY, LEARNER DRIVING WILL PERMITTED BETWEEN 6 AM AND 11.30 PM.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE REVISED MEASURE WAS INTENDED TO SPREAD OUT THE LEARNER DRIVING ACTIVITIES FOR A LONGER PERIOD TO HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION CAUSED BY LEARNER VEHICLES AND TO ALLOW LEARNER DRIVERS MORE PRACTISING TIME.
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