New Zealand Legislation: Acts

31 Contravention of sections 5(1)(a), 5(1)(b), 5(4), 30(2), 30(3), or 30(4A)

• (1) A person commits an offence if the person—

  • (a) drives a motor vehicle on a road—

    • (i) with an expired driver licence; or

    • (ii) without an appropriate driver licence; or

  • (b) drives a motor vehicle contrary to the conditions of his or her driver licence; or

  • (c) is the driver of a motor vehicle and fails to produce his or her driver licence for inspection without delay after being required to do so by an enforcement officer; or

  • (d) fails to return his or her driver licence to the Agency, a person appointed by the Agency, or a constable when required to do so by subsection (2) or subsection (3) or subsection (4A) of section 30.

  (2) The maximum penalty on conviction for an offence against subsection (1) is a fine not exceeding $1,000.

  Compare: 1986 No 6 s 37(3), (4)

  Section 31 heading: amended, on 22 June 2005, by section 20(1) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).

  Section 31(1)(a): substituted, on 22 June 2005, by section 20(2) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).

  Section 31(1)(d): amended, on 1 October 2008, pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).

  Section 31(1)(d): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(1) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).

  Section 31(1)(d): amended, on 22 June 2005, by section 20(3) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).

  Section 31(1)(d): amended, on 22 June 2005, by section 20(4) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).