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ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999 - SECT 53A

Authorised people for infringement notice offences

    (1)     The administering authority for an infringement notice offence may appoint a person to be an authorised person to serve infringement notices or reminder notices for infringement notice offences or particular infringement notice offences.

Note 1     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.

Note 2     In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

    (2)     The regulations may prescribe a person to be an authorised person for the service of infringement notices or reminder notices for infringement notice offences or particular infringement notice offences.

    (3)     In this part:

"authorised person "means—

        (a)     for an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence—

              (i)     the administering authority; or

              (ii)     a person who is appointed under subsection (1) by the administering authority to serve an infringement notice for the offence; or

              (iii)     anyone else who, under the regulations, may serve an infringement notice for the offence; or

        (b)     for a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence—

              (i)     the administering authority; or

              (ii)     a person who is appointed under subsection (1) by the administering authority to serve a reminder notice for the offence; or

              (iii)     anyone else who, under the regulations, may serve a reminder notice for the offence.



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