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Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017

PAPUA NEW GUINEA


Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017.

No. 11 of 2017.

Certified on: 13 APR 2017


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. Interpretation (Amendment of Section 3).
2. Members of the Board (Amendment of Section 7).
3. Directions by Minister (Amendment of Section 13).
4. Proof of certain matters (Amendment of Section 27).
5. Traffic infringement summons (Amendment of Section 37).
6. Procedure on traffic infringement summons (Amendment of Section 38).
7. Power of Traffic Enforcement Officers in relation to seizure of vehicles, etc. (Amendment of Section 51).
8. Investigation of land transport accidents and incidents (Amendment of Section 52).


An Act

entitled

Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017.

Being an Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 2014,

MADE by the National Parliament.


1. INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3).
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in the definition of "owner" by repealing Paragraph (b) and replacing it with the following:
(b) by inserting, after the definition of "Trade Enforcement Officer", the following new definitions:
(c) by repealing the definition of "vehicle" and replacing it with the following:

2. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7).
Section 7 the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in Subsection (1)(f) by -
(b) by repealing Subsection (3) and replacing it with the following:

3. DIRECTIONS BY MINISTER (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 13).
Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing Subsection (1), and replacing it with the following:

"(1) Subject to Section 5(4), the Minister may give to the Board written directions on government policy in relation to the exercise and performance of the Authority's powers and functions under this Act.".

4. PROOF OF CERTAIN MATTERS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 27).
Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing Paragraph (a).

5. TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENT SUMMONS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 37).
Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in the heading, by deleting the word "infringement"; and
(b) by deleting the word "infringement" in Subsections (1)(a), (1)(b) , (2), (3) and (4).

6. PROCEDURE ON TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENT SUMMONS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 38).
Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in the heading, by deleting the word "infringement"; and
(b) by deleting the word "infringement" in Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4). - Road Traffic, (Amendment)

7. POWER OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN RELATION TO SEIZURE OF VEHICLES ETC. (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 51).
Section 51 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by repealing Subsection (1); and
(b) in Subsection (2), by deleting the full stop in Paragraph (b) and inserting "; and"; and
(c) by inserting the following new paragraphs after Paragraph (b) as follows:

8. INVESTIGATION OF LAND TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS (AMENDMENT OF SECTION 52).
Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing Subsection (3) and replacing it with the following:

"(3) The Authority shall investigate a land transport accident or incident which -

I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Acting Clerk of the National Parliament.

13 APR 2017

I hereby certify that the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017 was made by the National Parliament on 26 January 2017.

Speaker of the National Parliament.

13 APR 2017


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