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National Schedule of Deposit Fines (Traffic Offences Only)

Public Services Vehicle Offences

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Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 13:15] or Act Number 1/97

SECTIONOFFENCE/CHARGELEVELAMOUNT (US$)
c.s 7(1)(b) a.r.w s(2)Operating without an Operator’s Licence
First Offence215
Second Offence330
c.s 12Operating stage carriage service without a Route Authority330
c.s 18(1)(a) a.r.w s.39Operating without a Certificate of Fitness330
c.s 18(1)(a) a.r.w s.39Fail to display Certificate of Fitness as required215
c.s 18(1)(a) a.r.w s.39Fail to affix Route Authority as required15
c.s 18(1)(a) a.r.w s.39Holder fail to produce Licence or Certificate of Fitness330
c.s 18(1)(a) a.r.w s.39Holder fail to obey directions of Commissioner330
c.s 18(1)(d) a.r.w s.39Fail to notify Commissioner of change of Postal Address15
c.s 18(1)(e) a.r.w s.39Fail to notify Commissioner of cease to provide service and return licence15
c.s 18(1)(g) a.r.w s.39Fail to notify Commissioner of loss, defaced, destroyed Operators Licence15
c.s 43Passenger fail to pay fare:
Taxi330
Bus215
c.s 36(1)Carry excess passenger (per head)15
c.s 37Goods vehicle carry unauthorized passengers (per head)15
c.s 38Exceed mass of load goods authorized permit330
c.s 39Fail to observe conditions of any licence or authority:
First offence (e.g. No timetable, Behind timetable, Against timetable, Ahead of timetable etc.)330
Second offence330
c.s 40Touting for passengers215
c.s 41(1)Passenger- fail to obey driver/conductor not to enter vehicle when full15
c.s 50(1)Fail to issue tickets to passengers (per head)15
c.s 7(1)(a) of RMT a.r.w Sec 13(1)(a) of SI 427/99“Operating a goods vehicle on any road which is not properly registered and having registration plates of not prescribed colour”330

S.I. 134/98: Road Motor Transportation (Public Service Vehicles) Regs, 1998

SECTIONOFFENCE/CHARGELEVELAMOUNT (US$)
c.s 4(3)Spare wheel not inflated and in good, serviceable condition15
c.s 4(4)(a)Fail to maintain speedometer in an efficient working order15
c.s 4(4)(b)Fail to affix two fire extinguishers for an omnibus with a seating capacity of 12 or more passengers15
c.s 4(5)No safety device215
c.s 7(2)(a)Fail attach certificate of fitness to the vehicle15
c.s 7(2)(c)Fail to maintain certificate of fitness in a legible condition15
c.s 7 (3)(b)Display certificate of fitness in an obscure position15
c.s 10(1)(a)Sit in any place other than on passenger’s seats15
c.s 10(1)(b)Place luggage in a passage way so as to cause obstruction15
c.s 10(3)Omnibus fitted with a roof rack tow a trailer330
c.s 11(1)(a)Passenger spit in, upon or from the vehicle15
c.s 11(1)(b)Discard paper, bottles, food, skins or pips of fruit or other rubbish in or from the vehicle other than in receptacle15
c.s 11(1)(c)Use obscene, offensive, indecent language, behave in obscene, offensive or quarrelsome manner15
c.s 11(1)(d)Willfully interfere in any way with the comfort of a passenger15
c.s 10(1)(e)Willfully obstruct or impede driver or conductor:
Driver215
Conductor215
c.s 11(2)Driver commences a journey when vehicle is not in a clean and sanitary condition15
c.s 12Fail to produce ticket for inspection215
c.s 13(1)Passenger carry luggage in excess of 10kg in a passenger compartment15
c.s 13(2)Fail to place luggage under the seat or in the luggage compartment330
c.s 13(3)Carry inflammable liquid in passenger compartment or luggage compartment330
c.s 13(5)Fail to secure luggage with tarpaulin330
c.s 13(6)No sufficient waterproof (tents)for external luggage rack330
c.s 15Fail to display on both side the name and address of owner15
c.s 16(1)(b)Fail to display maximum number of passengers15
c.s 16(2)(a)No taxi meter215
c.s 17(1)Fail to display net mass15
c.s 17(2)Fail to display gross mass15
c.s 18(1)(a)(i)Fail display number of seated passengers in an omnibus215
c.s 18(1)(a)(ii)Fail to display number of standing passengers215
c.s 18(2)Fail to display destination board15
c.s 18(3)(a)Fail to display route authority15
c.s 18(3)(b)Fail to display fare table15
c.s 21(1)Fail to wear badge conductor or driver15
c.s 17(4) (2nd Schedule) a.r.w s.9Fail to maintain windscreen, window or transparent partition in a sound, unbroken and clear condition215
c.s 13(1) (2nd Schedule) a.r.w s.9Seat(s) constructed with sharp corners, angles or other projections which would be likely cause damage to persons or property215
c.s 18(1)(2ndSchedule) a.r.w s.9Seats not firmly fixed to the rear215

S.I 168/06: Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicle Drivers) Regulations, 2006

SECTIONOFFENCE/CHARGELEVELAMOUNT (US$)
c.s 4(a)PSV driver no written proof of continuous 5 years driving experience prior to the driving of a PSV330
c.s 4(b)PSV driver no valid Defensive Driving Certificate330
c.s 4(c)PSV driver no valid Medical Certificate issued by G.MO330
c.s 5PSV driver no re-test330
c.s 6Driver fail to display certificates330
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