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BERMUDA STATUTORY
INSTRUMENT
BR 2/88
TRAFFIC OFFENCES
PROCEDURE ACT 1974
SPECIFIED PENALTIES
NOTICE 1988
[made under
section 9(1) of the Traffic Offences Procedure Act 1974 [title 20 item 12] and
brought into operation on 1 February
1988]
1 (1) The Senior Magistrate in exercise of the
powers conferred upon him by section 9(1) of the Traffic Offences Procedure Act
1974 and
with the approval of the Chief Justice hereby specifies that the
amount of the penalty for a traffic offence which may be entered
by a police
offi cer on a summons issued under Part II of the Act shall in respect of each
such offence described in the first
column of the Schedule be as set out in the
third column of that schedule.
(2) This
Notice shall come into operation on 1st February 1988 and applies to offences
committed on or after 1st February 1988.
(3) The
Notice dated 5th August 1977 and published as B.R. 33/77 is revoked.
SCHEDULE
TRAFFIC OFFENCES
TO WHICH TICKET PROCEDURE APPLIES
|
DESCRIPTION OF OFFENCE |
PROVISION OF LAW |
FIXED PENALTY |
Road Traffic Act 1947 [title 21 item 3]
|
Contravening
traffic order |
Section 4(4) |
$30 |
|
Not moving on
when required by a police officer |
|
|
|
Exceeding
speed limit up to and including 50 k.p.h. |
|
|
|
Exceeding
speed limit above 50 k.p.h. but up to and including 54 k.p.h. |
|
|
|
Exceeding
speed limit above 54 k.p.h. |
Section 7(4) |
|
|
Removing etc.
traffic signs |
Section 8(3) |
$70 |
|
Neglecting to
conform to directions or signals of police, officer regulating traffic or a
traffic sign |
|
|
|
Parking in a
prohibited place or manner |
Section 13(7) |
$50 |
|
Leaving
vehicle in a dangerous position or condition |
|
|
|
Failing to
take proper steps on stoppage of vehicle due to breakdown etc. |
|
|
|
Failing to
secure unattended vehicle |
Section 16(2) |
$50 |
|
Failing to
stop at intersection |
Section 17(2) |
$50 |
|
Unlawful
carrying of passengers or carrying of passengers in unlawful position |
|
|
|
Unlawful
sounding of warning device and playing of wireless sets fitted to a vehicle |
|
|
|
Towing of
motor cycle or person wearing roller skates |
|
|
|
Failing to
exhibit distinctive mark on motor car whilst used for teaching |
|
|
|
Failing to
exhibit distinctive mark on a trailer |
|
|
|
Towing more
than one vehicle on trailer |
Section 23(3) |
$40 |
|
Failing to
carry required lights or reflector during the hours of darkness |
|
|
|
Carriage of
load in an unlawful manner |
Section 26(4) |
$70 |
|
Failing to
stop or allow free passage at pedestrian crossing |
|
|
|
Remaining on
pedestrian crossing or failure to comply with signal of police officer |
|
|
|
Failing to
stop when requested by police officer |
|
|
|
Failing to
comply with order to put equipment in good working order |
|
|
|
Owner failing
to give information to police officer as to driver and occupants of vehicle |
|
|
|
Opening door
of vehicle in a manner dangerous |
|
|
|
Failing to
give right of way to emergency vehicle |
|
|
|
Driving of
vehicle in a defective condition |
Section 41 |
$100 |
|
Failing to
stop after accident |
Section 42(2) |
|
|
Failing to
give name and address |
Section 42(2) |
$100 |
|
Failing to
report accident causing person injury |
|
|
Parking of Vehicles (Designated Areas)
Act 1973
[title 21 item 11]
|
Parking in
contravention of notice |
Section 4 |
$50 |
|
Unauthorized
parking in reserved area |
Section 5 |
$50 |
Hamilton Traffic and Sidewalks Ordinance
1988
[title 4 item 1(m)]
|
Parking for
period in excess of permitted period |
|
|
|
Improper
parking of taxi at taxi stand |
Article 4 |
$50 |
|
Parking
improperly |
Articles 5,6,7 |
$50 |
|
Parking
alongside yellow line |
Articles 8,9 |
$50 |
|
Stopping or
parking in loading zone |
Article 11 |
$50 |
|
Stopping or
parking so as to interrupt traffic |
|
|
|
Parking on
sidewalk |
Article 14 |
$50 |
|
Driving or
riding on sidewalk |
Article 14 |
$30 |
|
Making
"U" turn |
Article 17 |
$20 |
|
Turning in a
one-way street |
Article 18 |
$20 |
|
Proceeding in
one-way street other than in proper direction |
|
|
|
Horsedrawn
vehicle improperly left in street |
|
|
|
Exceeding 15
kilometres an hour speed limit on wharf |
|
|
|
Vehicle
without springs exceeding fifteen kilometres an hour |
|
|
|
Driving
tracked vehicle without permit |
Article 23 |
$25 |
|
Washing
vehicle in street |
Article 28(a) |
$20 |
|
Leaving
derelict vehicle in street |
Article 28(b) |
$70 |
St. George's Traffic Ordinance 1967 [title 4 item 1(zb)]
|
Failure to
give right of way |
Article 3 |
$30 |
|
Failure to
give right of way to emergency vehicle |
|
|
|
Parking
improperly |
Article 5 |
$50 |
|
Stopping or
parking in loading zone |
Article 6 |
$50 |
|
Stopping or
parking so as to interrupt traffic |
|
|
|
Stopping or
parking facing wrong direction |
Article 9 |
$50 |
|
Improper
parking of taxi at taxi stand |
Article 10 |
$50 |
|
Parking
alongside yellow line |
Article 11 |
$50 |
|
Parking at
temporary sidewalk |
Article 12 |
$50 |
|
Vehicle
without springs exceeding 10 mph |
Article 13 |
$20 |
|
Driving
tracked vehicle without permit |
Article 14 |
$25 |
|
Making
"U" turn |
Article 15 |
$20 |
|
Turning in
one-way street |
Article 16 |
$20 |
|
Unlawful right
turn |
Article 20 |
$30 |
|
Driving in
alley closed to vehicles |
Article 21 |
$30 |
|
Improperly
leaving horse-drawn vehicle |
Article 22 |
$30 |
|
Unnecessary
sounding of horn |
Article 23 |
$50 |
|
Exceeding 5
mph on wharf |
Article 24 |
$25 |
|
Washing
vehicle in street etc. |
Article 26(a) |
$20 |
|
Leaving
horse-drown vehicle in street |
Article 26(b) |
$30 |
Auxiliary Bicycles Act 1954 [title 21 item 7]
|
Driving
private auxiliary bicycle not having driver's licence |
|
|
|
Allowing
unlicensed person to use private auxiliary bicycle |
|
|
|
Failing to
produce driver's licence when required by police officer |
|
|
|
Failing to
wear protective headgear on auxiliary cycle or allowing same |
|
|
|
Using
improperly equipped or defective auxiliary bicycle |
|
|
|
Using or
allowing use of unsafe auxiliary bicycle |
|
|
|
Using or allowing
use of auxiliary bicycle in condition causing undue noise |
|
|
|
Using or
allowing use of bicycle in manner causing unnecessary noise |
|
|
|
Using
auxiliary bicycle while prohibition order in force |
|
|
|
Person under
16 using auxiliary bicycle |
Section 15(1) |
$35 |
|
Allowing
person under 16 to use auxiliary bicycle |
|
|
|
Using or
allowing use of auxiliary bi cycle without a licence |
|
|
|
Using or
allowing use of unregistered auxiliary bicycle |
|
|
|
Using bicycle
on road before change of ownership is registered |
|
|
|
Failing to
notify change of ownership |
Section 25(1)(b) |
$30 |
|
Failing to
stop at request of police officer |
Section 37(1) |
$100 |
|
Driver failing
to give name and address to police officer |
|
|
|
Failing to
produce licence when required |
Section 38(2) |
$35 |
Auxiliary Bicycles (Construction, Equipment and Use) Regulations 1955 [title 21 item 7(a)]
|
Carrying
something liable to obstruct view of approaching traffic |
|
|
|
Oversize
handlebars |
Regulation 4 |
$20 |
|
Defective
braking system |
Regulation 5 |
$50 |
|
No bell or
warning device |
Regulation 6 |
$50 |
|
No front or
rear light |
Regulation 7 |
$50 |
|
Defective
throttle control |
Regulation 8 |
$20 |
|
Identification
plate unreadable or obscured |
Regulation 10 |
$25 |
|
Rear mudguard
not painted with white reflective paint |
|
|
Auxiliary Bicycles (Examination, Li censing
and Registration) Regula tions 1955 [title
21 item 7(b)]
|
Defacing or
mutilating auxiliary bicycle licence |
|
|
|
Alteration of
particulars in auxiliary bicycle licence |
|
|
|
Failure to
notify Minister and return licence where auxiliary bicycle destroyed etc. |
|
|
|
Failure to
exhibit validation sticker |
Regulation 14(2) |
$25 |
Cycles Act 1955 [title 21 item 8]
|
Riding
improperly equipped pedal cycle |
Section 2 |
$20 |
|
Riding pedicar |
Section 3 |
$20 |
Road Traffic (Western Section of the Railway Path) Order 1955 [title 21 item 3(a)]
|
Using motor
car on western side of railway path |
|
|
Road Traffic (Use of Tracked Vehicles)
Order 1960
[title 21 item 3(b)]
|
Uing tracked vehicle outside municipal area without
permit |
|
|
Motor Car Act 1951 [title 21 item 4]
|
Using vehicle
of prohibited design, colour, or displaying signs, etc. |
|
|
|
Using vehicle
not equipped as required or with equipment not in working order |
|
|
|
Driving
unauthorized motor car |
Section 16(13) |
$25 |
|
Using
instructional vehicle without permit |
Section 22 |
$50 |
|
Unauthorized
use of motor cycle |
Section 24 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of invalid chair |
Section 25 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of motor car for hire or reward |
|
|
|
Unauthorized
use of motor taxi |
Section 33 |
$50 |
|
Unauthorized
use of airport limousine |
Section 36 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of truck |
Section 40 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of self-propelled constructional machine |
|
|
|
Unauthorized
use of tracked vehicle |
Section 42 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of tractor |
Section 43 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of tank wagon etc. |
Section 44 |
$25 |
|
Unauthorized
use of trailer |
Section 47 |
$25 |
|
Use of
unlicensed motor car other than a motor cycle |
|
|
|
Use of
unlicensed motor cycle |
section
52(2)(a)(ii) |
$250 |
|
Keeping an
unlicensed motor car other than a motor cycle |
section 52(2)(b) |
$750 |
|
Keeping an
unlicensed motor cycle |
section 52(2)(c) |
$250 |
|
Contravention
of conditions of licence |
Section 53(2) |
|
|
Use of
unregistered motor car |
Section 65 |
$100 |
|
Driving
without licence or permitting unlicensed person to drive |
|
|
|
Failing to
produce driver's licence when required by police officer |
|
|
|
Failing to
stop when requested by police officer |
|
|
|
Driver failing
to give name and address |
Section 112(1) |
$100 |
|
Failing to
produce vehicle licence when required by police officer |
|
|
|
Owner failing
to give information to police officer as to driver and occupants of motor car |
|
|
|
Making false
statements etc. |
Section 122 |
|
|
Driving while
disqualified or suspended |
Section 123 |
|
Motor Car (Examination, Licensing and Registration) Regulations 1952 [title 21 item 4(a)]
|
Defacing motor
car licence |
Regulation 14 |
$100 |
|
Altering
particulars in motor car licence |
Regulation 15 |
$100 |
|
Failure to
notify Minister and return motor car licence where motor car destroyed etc. |
|
|
|
Failing to
carry motor car licence or produce for inspection on demand |
|
|
|
Failure to
exhibit licence certificate in required manner |
|
|
|
Defacing
licence certificate |
Regulation 22 |
$100 |
|
Failure to
exhibit identification plate in required manner |
|
|
|
Failure to
exhibit trade plate in required manner |
|
|
|
Failure to
carry trade licence |
Regulation 33 |
$60 |
|
Unauthorized
person driving motor car under trade licence |
|
|
|
Failure to
carry journey book |
Regulation 35(3) |
$60 |
Motor Car (Construction, Equipment and Use) Regulations 1952 [title 21 item 4(b)]
|
View to front
obstructed |
Regulation 3 |
$25 |
|
Defective
springs |
Regulation 4 |
$25 |
|
Defective
brakes |
Regulation 6, 7,
8, 10 |
|
|
Defective
coupling of trailers |
Regulation 11 |
$85 |
|
Unable to
reverse |
Regulation 12 |
$60 |
|
Defective
mudguards |
Regulation 13 |
$35 |
|
Emission of
avoidable smoke |
Regulation 14 |
$50 |
|
Defective
tyres |
Regulation 15 |
$25 |
|
Defective
headlights |
Regulation 16 |
$25 |
|
Defective
speed indicator |
Regulation 17 |
$25 |
|
Defective
windscreen wipers |
Regulation 18 |
$25 |
|
Defective
mirror |
Regulation 19 |
$25 |
|
Defective
safety glass |
Regulation 20 |
$25 |
|
Defective horn |
Regulation 21 |
$50 |
|
Defective
silencer |
Regulation 22 |
$25 |
|
Defective
direction indicator |
Regulation 23 |
$25 |
|
Defective stop
light |
Regulation 24 |
$25 |
|
Defective
reversing light |
Regulation 25 |
$25 |
|
Failure to
carry fire extinguisher in public service vehicle |
|
|
|
Tare and
maximum load improperly marked |
|
|
|
Using
over-loaded truck or trailer |
Regulation 28 |
$70 |
|
Using truck
with insecured tail board or flaps |
|
|
|
Failure to
maintain in safe condition |
Regulation 30 |
$70 |
|
Failure to
maintain steering gear and lights |
Regulation 31 |
$35 |
|
Failure to
maintain wheels and tyres |
Regulation 32 |
$35 |
|
Failure to
maintain glass |
Regulation 33 |
$25 |
|
Flags,
mascots, etc. obscuring view of driver |
|
|
|
Mascot likely
to cause injury |
Regulation 35 |
$25 |
|
Emission of
avoidable smoke |
Regulation 36 |
$50 |
|
Filling tank
with petrol while engine running or person smoking |
|
|
|
Dangerous
carriage of explosives |
Regulation 38 |
$100 |
|
Diving so as
to cause excessive noise |
Regulation 40 |
$50 |
|
Failing to
stop engine when stationary |
Regulation 41 |
$25 |
|
Sounding horn
when stationary |
Regulation 42 |
$50 |
|
Being equipped
with seating other than for the driver and person sitting next to the driver |
|
|
|
Failing to
have painted on the side of the vehicle words showing that it is instruc tional |
|
|
Motor Car (Drivers Licences) Regulations
1952
[title 21 item 4(d)]
|
Unauthorized
passenger in instructional vehicle |
|
|
|
Alteration of
driver's licence |
Regulation 1 |
$120 |
|
Failure to
notify change of address |
Regulation 16 |
$25 |
|
Failure to
return licence on ceasing to be member of household of owner |
|
|
Motor Taxi Regulations 1952 [title 21 item 4(e)]
|
Charging
excessive fare |
Regulation 3 |
$90 |
|
Unlawful
starting or stopping of taxi meter |
Regulation 4 |
$70 |
|
Carrying more
than lawful number of passengers in taxi |
|
|
|
Using taxi not
properly lettered or equipped with lamp |
|
|
|
Defective taxi
meter |
Regulation 8 |
$70 |
|
Failure to
display notices |
Regulation 9 |
$60 |
|
Failure to
illuminate equipment |
Regulation 10 |
$60 |
|
Refusing to
accept passenger for lawful journey |
|
|
|
Improper
dress; no badge; disrespect; smoking; using radio without consent |
|
|
|
Display
advertising matter |
Regulation 13 |
$60 |
|
Improper
charge for baggage |
Regulation 14 |
$70 |
|
Failure to
maintain record |
Regulation 17 |
$25 |
|
Failure to
produce record |
Regulation 18 |
$25 |
|
Excessive time
on duty |
Regulation 20 |
$70 |
|
Fraudulently
hiring taxi |
Regulation 22 |
$70 |
|
Leaving taxi
unattended |
Regulation 23 |
$60 |
Motor-Cycles & Auxiliary Bicycles (Special Measures of Control) Act 1953 [title 21 item 6]
|
Failing to
wear protective headgear or allowing same on motor cycle or not having
headgear securely fastened |
|
|
Motor Car Insurance (Third-Party Risks)
Act 1943
[title 21 item 5]
|
Failing to
give particulars of insurance |
Section 9(2)(a) |
$30 |
[Schedule amended
by BR 92/1988 effective 30 December 1988; by BR 36/1992 effective 1 August
1992, by BR 14/1995 effective 1 April
1995; and by BR 1/1998 effective 9
January 1998]