Prescribed road law offences and modified penalties (s. 95(1)): Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012
22 Prescribed road law offences and modified penalties (s. 95(1)): Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012
An offence under a provision of the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 set out in the Table to this regulation is an offence in respect of which an infringement notice may be served under Part 5 of the Act.
The penalty applicable in relation to the offence if the offence is dealt with by infringement notice is the number of PU set out in the Table opposite the offence.
Table
Provision of Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 | Description of offence, circumstances | Penalty if dealt with by infringement notice (PU) |
|---|---|---|
s. 4(2) | Using on a road a light vehicle that does not have the requisite, or a current, licence | 5 |
s. 8(2) | Failure to deliver licence document and number plates as demanded by CEO | 2 |
s. 8(3) | Using a licence document or number plates demanded by CEO | 2 |
s. 10(1) | Failure of former owner of vehicle to give CEO written notice of new owner’s details and return licence document and number plates if applicable | 2 |
s. 10(2) | Failure of new owner of vehicle to give CEO written notice of new owner | 2 |
s. 10(6) | Failure to apply for transfer of a vehicle licence within 28 days after issue of notice under s. 10(3)(b) | 2 |
s. 29(1) | Breach of mass requirement relating to heavy vehicle — mass up to 30% in excess of maximum permitted mass | The same number of PU set out in the Table to the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(1) for the minimum fine for the offence |
s. 29(1) | Breach of mass requirement relating to light vehicle | The same number of PU set out in the Table to the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(2) for the minimum fine for the offence |
s. 29(1) | Breach of a loading requirement that is a minor risk breach | 2 |
s. 29(1) | Breach of a dimension requirement that is a minor risk breach | The same number of PU as the fine for the minimum penalty for the offence under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(3)(b) |
s. 29(1) | Breach of a loading or dimension requirement that is a substantial risk breach | The same number of PU as the fine for the minimum penalty for the offence under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(3)(c) |
s. 29(1) | Breach of a loading or dimension requirement that is a severe risk breach | The same number of PU as the fine for the minimum penalty for the offence under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(3)(d) |
s. 34(2) | Driver to carry, produce permit for mass or dimension modification | 2 |
s. 36(1) | Failure to comply with provision of order or permit for modification of mass or dimension requirement other than about a road on which the vehicle can or cannot be driven | The same number of PU as the fine for the minimum penalty for the offence under par. (b) of the penalty provision in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 36(1) |
s. 36(1) | Failure to comply with provision of order or permit for modification of mass or dimension requirement about a road on which the vehicle can or cannot be driven, in circumstances where the vehicle is a heavy vehicle | The greater of the following — (a) the same number of PU as are set out in the Table to the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(1) for the minimum penalty for the offence that would have applied if the mass requirement (if any) had not been modified; (b) the same number of PU as are set out in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 30(3)(b) to (d) for the minimum penalty for the offence that would have applied if the dimension requirement (if any) had not been modified |
s. 39(1) | Complying restricted access vehicle on road without access approval | The same number of PU as the fine for the minimum penalty for the offence under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 39(1) |
s. 39(3) | Failure to comply with an order or permit giving access approval | The same number of PU as the fine for the minimum penalty for the offence under the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012 s. 39(3) |
s. 41(2) | Driver to carry, produce permit giving access approval | 2 |
s. 66 | Failure to comply with direction under s. 63(2) or (3) or 64(2) or (5) | 20 |
s. 73(2)(a), (b) and (c) | Offences relating to defect notices, copies, stickers | 8 |
s. 75(1) | Vehicle driven not in accordance with applicable defect notice | 12 |
s. 75(3) | Failure to comply with a direction under s. 71(2) | 12 |
s. 86(1)(a) and (b) | Failure by responsible entity to provide container weight declaration to responsible person, drivers | 5 |
s. 87(1) | Failure by responsible person to provide container weight declaration to drivers | 5 |
s. 87(2) | Failure by responsible person to provide container weight declaration to other carrier | 5 |
s. 88(1) | Driving without complying container weight declaration | 5 |
s. 88(2) | Failure to keep container weight declaration accessible from vehicle | 5 |
s. 103(1) | Weight of freight container exceeds maximum gross weight for container: consignor’s duties | 10 |
s. 104(1) | Weight of freight container exceeds maximum gross weight for container: packer’s duties | 10 |
[Regulation 22 amended: Gazette 26 May 2017 p. 2638; SL 2024/201 r. 14; SL 2025/20 r. 4.]
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