(1) Any person who contravenes a provision of this Act commits an offence.

(2) Any person who commits an offence against this Act for which no other penalty is provided is liable to a penalty of 32 PU.

(3) Proceedings for an offence against the traffic regulation provisions of this Act may be instituted by ¾

(a) a member of the Police Force;

(b) a warden appointed by the Commissioner of Police; or

(c) a person authorised in that behalf by the Commissioner of Police.

(3a) Proceedings for an offence against the licensing provisions of this Act may be instituted by ¾

(a) a member of the Police Force;

(b) a warden appointed by the Director General; or

(c) a person authorised in that behalf by the Director General.

(4) A prosecution for an offence under section 24, 49(1)(a), 53 or 97 must be commenced within 2 years after the date on which the offence was allegedly committed.

[Section 107 amended by No. 71 of 1979 s. 16; No. 105 of 1981 s. 16 and 19; No. 82 of 1982 s. 27; No. 11 of 1988 s. 24; No. 76 of 1996 s. 19; No. 50 of 1997 s. 13; No. 84 of 2004 s. 80.]