Use of fines paid

(1) All fines and penalties collected by virtue of these Regulations shall be credited as follows– (a) to the account of the respective City Council or Town Council, if the offence was committed within city or town limits; (b) to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, if the offence was committed outside city or town limits. (2) All such fines and penalties as aforesaid shall be used for keeping public roads and public places clean and for preventing the defilement thereof by litter. MADE by the Minister responsible for the Environment this 3rd day of October, 1991. (GLENN D. GODFREY) Attorney General and the Minister of Tourism and the Environment 8 Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) SCHEDULE [Regulation 5] FORM OF VIOLATION TICKET No._____________________ Date of Issue________________ AMOUNT OF FINE: ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) FOR PERSON FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR CORPORATION/ COMPANY NAME OF PERSON, CORPORATION/COMPANY TO WHOM ISSUED: __________________________________________________ ADDRESS OF PERSON, CORPORATION/COMPANY TO WHOM ISSUED: __________________________________________________ DATE AND TIME OF THE OFFENCE: _________________ PLACE WHERE OFFENCE COMMITTED: _____________ BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF LITTER: ____________________ DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT: _________________________ NAME OF OFFICER (IN BLOCK LETTERS) ISSUING THE TICKET: __________________________________________________ DESIGNATION AND ADDRESS OF THE OFFICER ISSUING THE TICKET: __________________________________________________ Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) 9 NOTES 55 of 1996. 1. The Violation Ticket has been issued in respect of a littering offence which is defined in Regulation 2 of the Littering Offences (Violation Tickets) (Amendment) Regulations, 1995. 2. You should pay the fine stated on the ticket at any Treasury, District Sub-Treasury or at a Magistrate’s Court, within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date of issue of the ticket, by delivering a duplicate copy of the ticket. 3. If the fine is not paid within fifteen (15) calendar days, a charge will be made of ten dollars for person and fifty dollars for corporation/company for every day the fine is unpaid. 4. You have the right to ask for a court hearing. If you wish to exercise that right, you should, within fifteen (15) calendar days of the issue of the ticket, inform in writing the Officer-in- Charge of the Police Station of the District where the offence was alleged to have been committed, and enclosed with your letter a duplicate copy of the Violation Ticket. 5. If the fine stated in the Violation Ticket remains unpaid for a period of thirty calendar days and you do not request a court hearing, you shall be charged and summoned to appear in court and, in the event of a conviction, you shall be fined up to five hundred dollars or sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months. 6. It is an offence to refuse to give your name and address to the authorized officer or to give a false name or address.