Land Transport Act 1998 No 110 (as at 01 November 2009), Public Act

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 member of the police 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)

    The heading was amended, as from 22 June 2005, by section 20(1) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by substituting the words 30(3), or 30(4A) for the words or 30(3). See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

    Subsection (1)(a) was substituted, as from 22 June 2005, by section 20(2) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77). See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

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

    Subsection (1)(d) was amended, as from 22 June 2005, by section 20(4) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by inserting the words , a person appointed by the Director, or a member of the police after the word Director. See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.

    Subsection (1)(d) was amended, as from 22 June 2005, by section 20(3) Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77) by inserting the words or subsection (4A) after the words subsection (3). See sections 96 to 100 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.