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22/06/2016
Govt Approves New Summons Printing And Fixed Charge Notice Bill
The government has approved the publication of the General Scheme of a new Summons Printing and Fixed Charge Notice Bill, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, has announced.
The Tánaiste said: "The proposed Bill under this Scheme will help to close a technical loophole that has emerged in relation to the unintended avoidance of fines and penalty points by some people believed to have committed offences under the Road Traffic Act."
The proposed Scheme of the Bill is a collaboration between the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D., and their respective Departments.
It will tighten up the administrative procedures around the issue of fixed charge notices and summonses for the road traffic offences concerned. This, in turn, will enable the commencement of section 44 ('the third payment option') of the Road Traffic Act 2010 by Minister Ross and the effective application of any fines and penalty points concerned.
The Tánaiste added: "The Scheme published today will provide essential technical and administrative measures to allow for the introduction of a 'third payment option', to address a situation whereby some persons responsible for road traffic offences may not incur fines or penalty points for technical reasons.
"It will essentially restore fairness to the system. Both myself and Minister Ross are determined that road traffic offenders, who might otherwise avoid fines and penalty points for actual offences committed, are held to account."
"I also want to acknowledge the work of the former Minister, Paschal Donohoe, on this issue."
The Bill proposed under the Government-approved Scheme will, in the form of a "third payment option" for offences, increase the application of fixed charge penalties and penalty points to road traffic offences actually detected each year while also keeping down the number of those cases that would otherwise take up valuable Court and Garda time.
(MH/CD)
The Tánaiste said: "The proposed Bill under this Scheme will help to close a technical loophole that has emerged in relation to the unintended avoidance of fines and penalty points by some people believed to have committed offences under the Road Traffic Act."
The proposed Scheme of the Bill is a collaboration between the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D., and their respective Departments.
It will tighten up the administrative procedures around the issue of fixed charge notices and summonses for the road traffic offences concerned. This, in turn, will enable the commencement of section 44 ('the third payment option') of the Road Traffic Act 2010 by Minister Ross and the effective application of any fines and penalty points concerned.
The Tánaiste added: "The Scheme published today will provide essential technical and administrative measures to allow for the introduction of a 'third payment option', to address a situation whereby some persons responsible for road traffic offences may not incur fines or penalty points for technical reasons.
"It will essentially restore fairness to the system. Both myself and Minister Ross are determined that road traffic offenders, who might otherwise avoid fines and penalty points for actual offences committed, are held to account."
"I also want to acknowledge the work of the former Minister, Paschal Donohoe, on this issue."
The Bill proposed under the Government-approved Scheme will, in the form of a "third payment option" for offences, increase the application of fixed charge penalties and penalty points to road traffic offences actually detected each year while also keeping down the number of those cases that would otherwise take up valuable Court and Garda time.
(MH/CD)
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