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\nNo. 1 of 2017  \nSecond Session Eleventh Parliament Republic of Trinidad and Tobago  \nSENATE  \nBILL  \nAN ACT to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chap. 48:50 to introduce a system of traffic violations for certain breaches of the Act, to provide for the implementation of a red-light camera system, a demerit points system and thereform of the fixed penalty system and related legal proceedings and other related matters  \nTHE MOTOR VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017  \nExplanatory Notes  \n(These notes form no part of the Bill but are intended only to indicate its general purport)  \nThe purpose of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2017 is to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chap. 48:50 (“the Act”) to, inter alia, introduce a system of traffic violations for certain breaches of the Act and provide for the implementation of a red-light camera system, a demerit points system, the reform of the fixed penalty system, and related legal proceedings and other related matters.  \nClause 1 provides for the short title.  \nClause 2 would provide for the Act to come into operation on Proclamation by the President.  \nClause 3 would define certain terms used in the Bill.  \nClause 4 would amend section 2 of the Act by inserting definitions for “emergency vehicle”, “traffic light signal” and“traffic violation”.  \nClause 5 would provide that section 64 of the Interpretation Act would not apply to traffic violations.  \nClause 6 would amend section 10A of the Act by increasing the penalty for failing to comply with the directions of, or obstructing a Traffic Warden.  \nClause 7 would amend section 15 of the Act by making failing to provide notification of a destroyed or permanently unserviceable vehicle a traffic violation.  \nClause 8 would amend section 19 of the Act by making failing to register the transfer of a vehicle a traffic violation.  \nClause 9 would amend the Act by inserting a new Part IIA to provide for traffic violations. This new Part would specify that compliance with the Act is a condition of a driving permit and the registration of a motor vehicle. It would also provide that a breach of a condition, as contained in the Schedule, would constitute a traffic violation and that in proceedings for a traffic violation, the standard of proof shall be on a balance of probabilities.  \nii  \nClause 10 would amend section 21 of the Act by repealing subsections (2) and (5) .  \nClause 11 would amend section 23 of the Act to make the obscuring of the inside of a vehicle through the windshield or windows a traffic violation.  \nClause 12 would amend section 42 of the Act by increasing the penalties for driving, having never been issued with a driving permit.  \nClause 13 would amend section 43B of the Act to make driving without a seatbelt a traffic violation.  \nClause 14 would amend section 43D of the Act to make driving with a child, under the age of five years, without a car seat a traffic violation.  \nClause 15 would amend section 46 of the Act to make giving instructions without a driving permit and a provisional permit a traffic violation.  \nClause 16 would amend section 48 of the Act to make the issue of a driving permit to a person who is not physically fit a traffic violation.  \nClause 17 would amend section 56 of the Act to make driving without a permit a traffic violation.  \nClause 18 would amend section 56A of the Act to make driving without relevant travel documents, where a driving permit is issued outside Trinidad and Tobago, a traffic violation.  \nClause 19 would amend section 61 of the Act to extend the power of the Licensing Authority to refuse to issue a driving permit to a person who has committed a traffic violation.  \nClause 20 would amend section 62 of the Act to make driving in excess of the speed limit a traffic violation.  \nClause 21 would amend section 63 of the Act ","cbCaik15xN9PKmkj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik15xN9PKmkj","pdf",304099,73,"English","# Explanatory Notes\n## Purpose and scope of the Bill\n## Clause-by-clause amendments (1 to 34)","[{\"question\":\"What is the overall purpose of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2017?\",\"answer\":\"The Bill aims to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (Chap. 48:50) by introducing a system of traffic violations, including a red-light camera system and a demerit points system, and by reforming the fixed penalty system and related legal proceedings.\"},{\"question\":\"When would the amended Act come into operation?\",\"answer\":\"Clause 2 provides that the Act would come into operation on Proclamation by the President.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Bill treat traffic violations procedurally and evidentially?\",\"answer\":\"It specifies that compliance with the Act is a condition of a driving permit and the registration of a motor vehicle, and that in proceedings for a traffic violation the standard of proof shall be on a balance of probabilities.\"}]","THE MOTOR VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017 - Explanatory Notes | PDF",184]